Lyrics
[Verse 1] You keep a paper moon Inside your coat pocket Folded beside a map With nowhere marked upon it At every corner shop You ask the clock for guidance It points its little hands Toward some delightful silence [Chorus] Take the long way home with me Past the garden gate Where the sleeping marigolds Practice how to wait If the world forgets our names That’s all right, let it be There’s a paper moon to mend And a long way home to see [Verse 2] A sparrow on the wire Has borrowed your blue button You say it suits him well And leave the matter forgotten The afternoon folds back Like linen on a table We make a list of things That are wonderfully unable [Chorus] Take the long way home with me Past the garden gate Where the sleeping marigolds Practice how to wait If the world forgets our names That’s all right, let it be There’s a paper moon to mend And a long way home to see [Bridge] When the rain begins to count Softly on the awning You’ll find a little room Inside the sound of falling No grand design required No promise carved in stone Just your shoulder next to mine And a path we’ve never known [Final Chorus] Take the long way home with me Past the garden gate Where the sleeping marigolds Practice how to wait If the world forgets our names That’s all right, let it be There’s a paper moon to mend And a long way home to see [Outro] Paper moon, pocket map Morning finds us wandering One small song, two open doors And the quiet world beginning
