I missed my exit on purpose tonightThe city all silver the radio lowThere's an extra ten minutes I'm stealing from nothingJust me and the engine and nowhere to goThe windows are down and the night is forgivingAnd the streetlights go by like a slow steady prayerTake the long way homeTake the long way homeLet the wheels keep turning let the chorus riseUnder all that wide electric skyI'm not running from a thingI'm not late I'm not aloneI'm just buying back my breathOn the long way homeThere's a stoplight that turns green like it knows meA bridge where the river throws the lights aroundAnd I sing like the whole choir is riding beside meThe loudest I've been all day without a soundOh the road the road it carries what I can't sayOh the road the road it forgives me anywayTake the long way homeTake the long way homeLet the wheels keep turning let the chorus riseUnder all that wide electric skyI'm not running from a thingI'm not late I'm not aloneI'm just buying back my breathOn the long way home
