Текст песни
[Verse 1] You kept a paper map beneath the sewing tin Marked a little harbor where the hills begin Every Sunday morning, before the buses came You followed roads that vanished, then returned again [Pre-Chorus] At the old blue station A woman called your name She handed you a letter With no return address [Chorus] Take the long way home tonight Past the jacaranda trees Let the distant shoreline turn Like a page upon the breeze If the world forgets your footsteps Leave a story in the sand Somewhere past the final corner You will understand [Verse 2] You found a house of windows facing toward the sea An orange cat asleep beneath a broken key Inside, the walls were covered with the lives of those who stayed Photographs of strangers, carefully displayed [Pre-Chorus] The keeper spoke in whispers But smiled as if she knew That every road we wander Has been waiting there for you [Chorus] Take the long way home tonight Past the jacaranda trees Let the distant shoreline turn Like a page upon the breeze If the world forgets your footsteps Leave a story in the sand Somewhere past the final corner You will understand [Bridge] No treasure in the attic No answer in the drawer Just a window left half-open And a key beside the door [Chorus] Take the long way home tonight Past the jacaranda trees Let the distant shoreline turn Like a page upon the breeze If the world forgets your footsteps Leave a story in the sand Somewhere past the final corner You will understand [Outro] You folded up the map again And carried it by hand The road became a quiet song The house became the land
