Lyric

You turn the corner with a paper cup

Blue paint peeling from the bus-stop sign

I catch your rhythm when you hurry up

Two different clocks but they fall in line

Your jacket sleeve brushes mine

A little voltage, right on time

No need to ask where this will go

The whole avenue already knows

Come on, take the long way home

Let the bright windows count us in

Side by side, we find the tone

One small spark and the night begins

Come on, take the long way home

Every crossing opens wide

When you sing, I sing along

Same sweet line on the same side

A taxi rolls through the market square

Rain on the awning, coins in a tray

You draw a circle in the chilly air

Then laugh because it floats away

Your left hand taps against your coat

I hear the answer in every note

No need to name the turning point

We meet the morning at the joint

Come on, take the long way home

Let the bright windows count us in

Side by side, we find the tone

One small spark and the night begins

Come on, take the long way home

Every crossing opens wide

When you sing, I sing along

Same sweet line on the same side

If the last train closes its doors

We’ll make a map from corner stores

If the street goes quiet, stay near

Your voice makes every detail clear

Come on, take the long way home

Let the bright windows count us in

Side by side, we find the tone

One small spark and the night begins

Come on, take the long way home

Every crossing opens wide

When you sing, I sing along

Same sweet line on the same side

Same sweet line, same side

Take the long way home tonight