[Intro — fingerpicked acoustic guitar, open strings, slow and warm] [Verse 1] The light comes in at an angle now The kind that makes the dust look gold I sit beside the window frame And let the afternoon unfold There was a road I used to take That bent around a field of wheat I can't go back to find it now But I still feel it in my feet [Pre-Chorus — Hammond organ enters softly beneath the guitar] The years don't ask permission They just move like rivers do And everything I thought I'd lost Keeps finding its way through [Chorus — bass enters, gentle and warm swell] I'm smiling at the distance At the faces I still keep At the sound of summer evenings Growing quiet, growing deep All those roads I wandered lonely All those rooms I couldn't stay I can see now where they led me I can see now it was okay [Verse 2] There was a song I used to know Someone sang it in the rain I can't remember all the words But I still feel the whole refrain There were goodbyes I didn't finish There were hellos I let go cold I carry them like photographs That only I grow old [Pre-Chorus — organ swells slightly, synth pads enter] The years don't ask permission They just move like rivers do And everything I thought I'd lost Keeps finding its way through [Chorus — full arrangement, warm and resolved] I'm smiling at the distance At the faces I still keep At the sound of summer evenings Growing quiet, growing deep All those roads I wandered lonely All those rooms I couldn't stay I can see now where they led me I can see now it was okay [Instrumental Bridge — acoustic guitar melody, organ and synth pads breathe and deepen, bass walks slowly, no rush] [Final Verse — voice and guitar only, stripped and still] The light is almost gone now Just the amber at the edge And I think I finally understand What I couldn't hear back then Every door that ever closed Was making room for one that stayed Every end was just a turning Every turning was the way [Final Chorus — full arrangement returns, warm and unhurried] I'm smiling at the distance At the faces I still keep At the sound of summer evenings Growing quiet, growing deep All those roads I wandered lonely All those rooms I couldn't stay I can see now where they led me I can see now it was okay I can see now it was okay [Outro — guitar and organ fade slowly, warm and still, last note breathes out]
