Roads That Learn My Name

Ticket in my pocket Map folded like a worn-out prayer Stamped pages shaking in my hand As the sunrise finds me there Old man at the window Says "Son The world will change your face" I just smiled and watched the clouds Draw borders we can't trace [Chorus] I'm traveling the world to learn my heart Every winding road Every brand new start Every broken word I can't translate Turns into laughter when it's getting late Distant songs Strangers calling my name And the beauty of friendship all the same [Verse 2] Coffee in a market Spice smoke in the desert air Kids chasing kites through crooked streets Dust dancing in their hair She spoke in slow sentences I answered with my hands and eyes We traded stories over bread And skipped the reasons why [Chorus] [Bridge] We shared the last train home in Shangri-La Missed the bus in Hanoï Just let it go I lost my way in Sumatra You drew a compass on my wrist Said "Where you stand That's where you live" And we just walked And we just lived