Lyric

You arrive with the last train humming

A silver key turning in the door

Your coat holds the scent of rain on cedar

And I forget what I was waiting for

Stay where the room turns soft around us

Let the quiet take its time

One small smile across the table

And your hand settles into mine

We can take the long way home tonight

Past the bakery, past the river bend

No need to name the morning yet

No need to know where this will end

We can take the long way home tonight

With your shoulder resting close to mine

Every little mile feels easy

When your rhythm falls in time

The waiter folds the linen slowly

Two cups cool beside the flame

You tell me about your sister's garden

I tell you why I kept your name

Outside, the buses thin to nothing

Inside, your laughter fills the space

I have spent so long moving forward

Now I want to stay in place

We can take the long way home tonight

Past the bakery, past the river bend

No need to name the morning yet

No need to know where this will end

We can take the long way home tonight

With your shoulder resting close to mine

Every little mile feels easy

When your rhythm falls in time

If the door is still unlocked at sunrise

Let the day find us right here

With the kettle and the folded newspaper

And the things we never said made clear

We can take the long way home tonight

Past the bakery, past the river bend

No need to name the morning yet

No need to know where this will end

We can take the long way home tonight

With your shoulder resting close to mine

Every little mile feels easy

When your rhythm falls in time

Take the long way

Stay a little longer

Take the long way home