Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your coat on the kitchen chair A coffee ring still marks your place I read the note by the window there Then folded it beside your name The old screen door keeps giving way When the north wind leans inside I tell myself I’ll be fine someday But I still listen for your drive [Chorus] If you’re heading south, take the long road home Past the fields where the blackbirds fly I’ve got one light burning, one heart alone And your photograph turned face-down tonight If you’re heading south, don’t leave me cold There’s a story we never got told [Verse 2] Your blue dress hangs behind the door Though winter’s come and gone I hear your laugh in the grocery store Then remember you’ve moved on I’ve been working late at the mill again Letting the hours wear me thin But every song on the radio bends Toward the place we started in [Chorus] If you’re heading south, take the long road home Past the fields where the blackbirds fly I’ve got one light burning, one heart alone And your photograph turned face-down tonight If you’re heading south, don’t leave me cold There’s a story we never got told [Bridge] Maybe pride was the chain on the gate Maybe fear was the lock on the door I would trade every mile I have made For the sound of your footsteps once more [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] If you’re heading south, take the long road home Past the fields where the blackbirds fly I’ve got one light burning, one heart alone And your photograph turned face-down tonight If you’re heading south, don’t leave me cold There’s a story we never got told If you’re heading south, take the long road home I’ll be waiting where the gravel turns gold [Outro] Take the long road home I’ll leave the porch light on
