The long Way

[Intro] You tap the table, I catch the tune Warm air drifting through the open room [Verse 1] You draw a map on a paper napkin Two little arrows and a crooked grin We take the corner past the fruit stand Your sleeve brushes mine; I miss my turn again [Pre-Chorus] No big plans, no perfect phrase Just your laugh and the long way made One small spark, a change of view Every side road leads to you [Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Let the shoreline bend our names Take the long way, stay beside me We can find the road again Take the long way, take the long way With your hand warm in my hand If the morning asks where we’ve been We’ll say we took the long way [Post-Chorus] Oh, the long way You and me, the long way [Verse 2] Your paper map is soft with seawater Salt on your cheek, bright sun on your collar We split a peach by the harbor railing You tell me stories; I ask for another [Pre-Chorus] No big plans, no perfect phrase Just your laugh and the long way made One small spark, a change of view Every side road leads to you [Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Let the shoreline bend our names Take the long way, stay beside me We can find the road again Take the long way, take the long way With your hand warm in my hand If the morning asks where we’ve been We’ll say we took the long way [Instrumental Highlight] [Piano and marimba trade a bright, playful melody] [Bridge] If we reach the end of the avenue We’ll turn around and start anew No need to know what waits ahead I like the little turns instead [Final Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Let the shoreline bend our names Take the long way, stay beside me We can find the road again Take the long way, take the long way With your hand warm in my hand If the morning asks where we’ve been We’ll say we took the long way Take the long way, take the long way Every turn feels like a yes If the morning asks where we’ve been We’ll say we took the long way [Outro] You and me, the long way One more turn, the long way