Lyrics
[Verse 1] You keep a paper map inside your coat With circles drawn around the towns you missed At every train yard, you would change your note And leave a little question on the list [Pre-Chorus] Today you found a door behind the school Paint peeling blue beneath the afternoon You turned the handle, breaking every rule And heard a room begin to hum for you [Chorus] Take the long way, take it slowly Let the small surprises show One lost button, one old story One new place you didn’t know If the road keeps rearranging Let it make a different view Take the long way, keep on changing There’s a world that’s waiting too [Verse 2] A tailor fixed the pocket on your sleeve Then told you how the neighborhood had grown His radio was playing through the leaves A melody he claimed he didn’t own [Pre-Chorus] You wrote his name beside the schoolhouse door Beside the date and all the miles you’d crossed The map was getting crowded more and more With every little thing you thought you’d lost [Chorus] Take the long way, take it slowly Let the small surprises show One lost button, one old story One new place you didn’t know If the road keeps rearranging Let it make a different view Take the long way, keep on changing There’s a world that’s waiting too [Bridge] And when you reach the edge of town Where all the painted signs run out You’ll find the sky comes tumbling down To answer what you’re asking now [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] Take the long way, take it slowly Let the small surprises show Every wrong turn tells you something Everywhere can feel like home If the road keeps rearranging Let it make a different view Take the long way, keep on changing There’s a world that’s waiting too [Outro] Fold the map and leave it open For the places still unknown
