Lyrics
[Verse 1] You called me up with a half-charged phone Said, “grab your shoes, we’re gone” No map folded in the glovebox Just a jacket and a song We cut through town past the corner store With the windows halfway down Every little turn felt lucky Every red light slowed us down [Pre-Chorus] No plan, no reason to wait We’ve got the afternoon to spend One road opening after another And nowhere we have to be yet [Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Let the warm wind choose our lane Laughing like we own the daylight Turning small stops into escapes Take the long way, take the long way If we’re late, we’re late again With your hand out in the sunlight I could ride this road forever, my friend [Verse 2] We found a lake behind the farm roads Bought two sodas from a stand Left our names in chalk beside it Then washed them off with our hands Your old camera caught the moment Hair a mess and shoes full of dust Nothing in the frame was perfect That’s exactly why it was us [Pre-Chorus] No plan, no reason to wait We’ve got the afternoon to spend One road opening after another And nowhere we have to be yet [Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Let the warm wind choose our lane Laughing like we own the daylight Turning small stops into escapes Take the long way, take the long way If we’re late, we’re late again With your hand out in the sunlight I could ride this road forever, my friend [Bridge] When the last blue fades to amber And the signs begin to blur We’ll remember every wrong turn As the best ones that occurred [Final chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Let the warm wind choose our lane Laughing like we own the daylight Turning small stops into escapes Take the long way, take the long way If we’re late, we’re late again With your hand out in the sunlight I could ride this road forever, my friend [Outro] No map, no hurry Just one more mile Take the long way with me Stay a little while
