The Long Way Home Lyrics

I took the highway then turned off on a dirt road

Where the fields stretch out and the quiet rivers flowed

Passed the old mill town where my grandpa used to work

Each mile a memory each turn a different quirk

Taking the long way home

Through roads less known my heart has flown

Finding the pieces of my soul

On this winding path making me whole

I stopped by the schoolyard where we used to play and dream

Now it's overgrown but still it's serene

Met old faces and stories that time can't erase

In those weathered lines I found a familiar grace

Taking the long way home

Through roads less known my heart has flown

Finding the pieces of my soul

On this winding path making me whole

Underneath the starlit sky I lay down in fields of gold

Listening to the cricket's serenade bold

The moon whispers softly of who I used to be

In this quiet night I let my spirit free

Each town each landmark a chapter of my past

Revisiting roots in memories that last

With every step I take the closer I become

To the child I was and the man I've grown from

Taking the long way home

Through roads less known my heart has flown

Finding the pieces of my soul

On this winding path making me whole

Now I'm standing at the doorstep of the house where I was born

Feeling all the love and pain joyously worn

The journey taught me more than I ever knew I'd find

On the long way home the journey of a lifetime