The Long Way Round the Lake

[Intro] We had the whole afternoon. [Verse 1] The short way home was ten minutes, We took the long way round. Nobody said why we did it, Nobody turned around. [Pre-Chorus] The water kept on our left The whole way, the whole time. [Chorus] We walked the long way round the lake Because the day was ours. Not to arrive any later, Just to be walking longer. [Verse 2] You picked up a flat grey stone And carried it the whole way. You still have it somewhere, I think. I still have the afternoon. [Bridge] The short way is for getting there. We were not getting anywhere. [Final Chorus] We walked the long way round the lake Because the day was ours. Not to arrive any later, Just to be walking longer. [Outro] We had the whole afternoon.