[Verse 1] You left a paper boat beside the kitchen sink With a coin inside for luck and a note that made me think It said, “Don’t measure every mile by what you leave behind” So I took the long way home and changed the shape of time [Pre-Chorus] I count the cracks, I count the turns I count the little lessons learned But every answer slips the net Before I know what happens next [Chorus] Where the fishes go, I wanna know Past the reeds where the cold streams fold If the river bends, then I’ll follow slow No map in my pocket, just a heart that says go Where the fishes go, where the fishes go You and I can let the current show If the river bends, then I’ll follow slow No map in my pocket, just a heart that says go [Verse 2] The teacher drew a perfect line across the chalkboard clean I asked her where the line goes when it meets the in-between She laughed and said, “You’ll find out when the numbers lose their names” Now I’m adding up the distance between sparks and little flames [Pre-Chorus] I count the cracks, I count the turns I count the little lessons learned But every answer slips the net Before I know what happens next [Chorus] Where the fishes go, I wanna know Past the reeds where the cold streams fold If the river bends, then I’ll follow slow No map in my pocket, just a heart that says go Where the fishes go, where the fishes go You and I can let the current show If the river bends, then I’ll follow slow No map in my pocket, just a heart that says go [Bridge] Maybe the point isn’t finding the end Maybe the bend is where we begin You tap the rail, I miss the beat Then we land together on the same two feet [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] Where the fishes go, I wanna know Past the reeds where the cold streams fold If the river bends, then I’ll follow slow No map in my pocket, just a heart that says go Where the fishes go, where the fishes go You and I can let the current show If the river bends, then I’ll follow slow No map in my pocket, just a heart that says go [Outro] No map in my pocket, just a heart that says go Where the fishes go
