[Intro] Rain came down like nails on glass County line disappeared behind me Radio died at half past ten And the road decided for me [Verse 1] Blue lights flashing at the barricade Bridge washed out, no getting through Old man pointed down a county road Said, "Take that left, it'll carry you" Should've asked him where it went Should've noticed how he smiled But thunder rolled across the fields And I hadn't seen a sign for miles [Pre-Chorus] No signal No headlights Just blacktop under mine Then through the rain A church appeared And a town behind it came alive [Chorus] I took a wrong turn That's all it was One bad road through the rain and dust One little town where the streetlights burn I should've kept driving I should've turned Silver Cross At the edge of nowhere Every window watching me I took a wrong turn That's all it was So why does it feel Like it was waiting for me? [Verse 2] Diner glowing on the corner OPEN buzzing red and weak Three men stopped talking when I walked in Nobody had to ask me what I'd need Coffee came before I ordered Black, one sugar on the side I said, "How'd you know?" The waitress froze Then said, "Lucky guess," and looked outside A woman by the jukebox Crossed herself and left her chair And an old man at the counter whispered, "You're not supposed to be here" [Pre-Chorus] No signal No answers No road on any map Then somewhere in the empty church A single bell rang back [Chorus] I took a wrong turn That's all it was One bad road through the rain and dust One little town where the streetlights burn I should've kept driving I should've turned Silver Cross At the edge of nowhere Every window watching me I took a wrong turn That's all it was So why does everybody Keep looking at me? [Verse 3] I put five dollars on the counter Walked back out into the rain The storm had moved beyond the rooftops But the road looked wrong again My headlights caught a wooden sign Half-hidden underneath the pine Paint peeled white across the top WELCOME TO SILVER CROSS Population scratched away Like somebody changed their mind [Breakdown] Then lightning opened up the sky And underneath the town's old name Four words waited in faded paint Not new Not clean Not written tonight [Final Chorus] It wasn't a wrong turn Was it? Not that road Not that storm Not that old man waving me on Silver Cross You knew I'd come Before I ever knew your name Every window Every face Every silence in this place I thought I found you by mistake But you were waiting You were waiting [Outro] I stepped closer to the sign Wiped the rain away by hand And underneath WELCOME TO SILVER CROSS It said "Welcome back, Vara." "Welcome back, Vara." [End]
