[Verse 1] I’ve chased the lights of distant towns And watched a hundred suns go down I’ve worn out boots on roads unknown Trying to find what felt like home I’ve made some friends I couldn’t keep Lost some dreams and lost some sleep But every mile and every wrong Somehow kept me moving on [Pre-Chorus] Funny how the road gets clearer The farther back you go [Chorus] I took the long way home Through every high and every low Through all the places I got lost And every bridge I had to cross I thought I had to find the world To find out where I belong Turns out every road I ever took Was the long way home [Verse 2] I’ve seen love stay and love walk out Learned what faith is all about Held on tight and let things go More times than anybody knows There were nights I cursed the rain And mornings I would do again Every scar became a line In the story I call mine [Pre-Chorus] Funny how the things that break you Can teach you where to go [Chorus] I took the long way home Through every high and every low Through all the places I got lost And every bridge I had to cross I thought I had to find the world To find out where I belong Turns out every road I ever took Was the long way home [Bridge] And when the years have slowed me down And I don’t chase those highways now I hope I’ll sit beneath that porch light And know I made it somehow [Breakdown] No regret No looking back Every mile was worth the track [Final Chorus] I took the long way home And I’d take every mile again For every heart I got to know And every place that made me who I am I thought I had to find the world To find out where I belong But every road, every love, every loss Was leading me home all along [Outro] Yeah, every road Was leading me home all along
