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[Verse 1] You left your blue coat on the garden chair A paper map folded in the pocket there I found a note beneath the kitchen tin “Take the long way home, let the day begin” [Pre-Chorus] Past the apple trees, past the county sign Every little mile puts your hand in mine [Chorus] Come on, take the long way home Where the creek runs clear over river stone With your laugh in the passenger seat And the whole wide world moving under our feet Come on, take the long way home No need to know where the road has gone If the afternoon turns gold and slow That’s enough for me, that’s enough to know [Verse 2] We traded pennies for a roadside pear Sang off-key by the old white water tower there A red kite tugged at a child’s loose string And you made up a name for every passing thing [Pre-Chorus] Past the hayfield gate, past the weathered barn You make an ordinary day feel warm [Chorus] Come on, take the long way home Where the creek runs clear over river stone With your laugh in the passenger seat And the whole wide world moving under our feet Come on, take the long way home No need to know where the road has gone If the afternoon turns gold and slow That’s enough for me, that’s enough to know [Bridge] When the years put dust on the windowpane I’ll find that map and unfold it again Your handwriting still leaning toward the right Pointing us onward into the light [Final Chorus] Come on, take the long way home Where the creek runs clear over river stone With your laugh in the passenger seat And the whole wide world moving under our feet Come on, take the long way home Let the evening settle soft and calm If tomorrow calls, we’ll answer slow But tonight we’ve got somewhere sweet to go [Outro] Take the long way home Take the long way home With your hand in mine We’ll be just fine
