Текст песни
[Куплет 1] You were fourteen, riding shotgun, map folded on your knee We were headed north for someplace neither of us had to be Then i saw a hand-painted arrow: “beach road—two miles ahead” You said, “we’ve got time, dad,” and grinned, so that’s the way we went [Предприпев] Past the last gas station, past the gulls above the dunes The road dropped toward the water, and we heard a distant tune [Припев] That was the turn we almost missed The little road that changed the trip We found a festival beside the sea With kites like bright sails, kids running free You said, “how’d you know this place was here?” I said, “i didn’t, son—we just got here” And while the sunset painted gold across the bay We let the long way lead the way [Куплет 2] A woman sold us paper tickets from a booth made out of boards A brass band played beside the lifeguard stand, the crowd kept time in chords You traded your last dollars for a peach on a wooden stick Then danced with some strangers’ little dog like you’d known him since we left [Предприпев] When the evening lanterns lifted, you were laughing at the shore And i caught myself remembering why i liked the road before [Припев] That was the turn we almost missed The little road that changed the trip We found a festival beside the sea With kites like bright sails, kids running free You said, “how’d you know this place was here?” I said, “i didn’t, son—we just got here” And while the sunset painted gold across the bay We let the long way lead the way [Бридж] Now you’re taller than the dashboard, picking where we go You still ask for that old beach road whenever we head north I tell you how the band played on as daylight slipped away And how a wrong turn sometimes knows exactly where to take you [Final chorus] That was the turn we almost missed The little road that changed the trip We found a festival beside the sea With kites like bright sails, kids running free You said, “how’d you know this place was here?” I said, “i didn’t, son—we just got here” And if the road gives us another chance someday We’ll take the long way, son, and let it lead the way [Аутро] We’ll take the long way, son And let it lead the way
