Lyrics
[Verse 1] You texted, “bring a jacket, leave the map behind” I found two paper tickets in the passenger side The corner store was closing, but we made it in time For lemon soda, cheap sunglasses, and a borrowed bike ride [Pre-Chorus] No plan, no reason, no one asking where we’ll be The road keeps turning, and it feels good to be free [Chorus] Take the long way, let the afternoon run late One more turn, one more story, one more chance to escape If the sign says nowhere, that’s exactly where we’ll go You and me in motion, letting every minute roll Take the long way, take the long way home [Verse 2] We watched the ferris wheel fold up beside the pier Shared a bag of salted chips and laughed until our eyes teared Your old blue sneakers picked a shortcut through the park And every little wrong turn made a better kind of mark [Pre-Chorus] No plan, no reason, no one asking where we’ll be The road keeps turning, and it feels good to be free [Chorus] Take the long way, let the afternoon run late One more turn, one more story, one more chance to escape If the sign says nowhere, that’s exactly where we’ll go You and me in motion, letting every minute roll Take the long way, take the long way home [Bridge] Maybe tomorrow brings us back to ordinary But tonight the world is wide enough to carry Every laugh, every mile, every little unknown We don’t need a destination to know we’re not alone [Final chorus] Take the long way, let the afternoon run late One more turn, one more story, one more chance to escape If the sign says nowhere, that’s exactly where we’ll go You and me in motion, letting every minute roll Take the long way, take the long way home Take the long way, take the long way home [Outro] Keep the windows open, keep the quiet roads in sight Let the last blue colors stretch across the night No need to hurry, no need to know Just keep moving slowly where the warm winds blow Take the long way home Take the long way home
