Lyrics
[Verse 1] You drew a compass on the back of your hand Four little arrows, a promise to land We took the footpath behind the old field Past rust-colored fences and thistles in seed You said, “Every wrong turn can teach us the way” I laughed at the certainty tucked in your face The hillside was wide and the afternoon blue I found a new country by following you [Pre-Chorus] If the map runs out If the trail disappears I’ll keep your brave words Close enough to hear [Chorus] Take me where the wild grass bends Where the open road begins We don’t need to know the ending We just need to keep ascending Step by step and mile by mile Carry that unborrowed smile Every place we haven’t been Is calling us again [Verse 2] A flock of white birds rose over the grain Like scraps of the sky breaking loose from a frame The river kept turning beneath the stone bridge And you made a crown from a handful of sprigs We traded our worries for names of the hills For stories that sounded impossible still The world felt enormous, but somehow not far With your compass bright beneath the evening star [Pre-Chorus] If the map runs out If the trail disappears I’ll keep your brave words Close enough to hear [Chorus] Take me where the wild grass bends Where the open road begins We don’t need to know the ending We just need to keep ascending Step by step and mile by mile Carry that unborrowed smile Every place we haven’t been Is calling us again [Breakdown] No grand design No perfect sign Just two small arrows Pointing toward the wide [Final Chorus] Take me where the wild grass bends Where the open road begins We don’t need to know the ending We just need to keep ascending Step by step and mile by mile Carry that unborrowed smile Every place we haven’t been Is calling us again [Outro] Every place we haven’t been Is calling us again
