[Verse 1] You still take the long way past the water tower That corner store still closes at nine There's the porch where your old bike leaned And that maple that split back in '05 You say this town gets smaller every summer I say we just know every road by heart Your brother's still out there fixing that red truck Your mom's yelling supper before it gets dark [Pre-Chorus] And you stop at the gate Like you've got something to say That little smile on your face Then you turn away [Chorus] Take me back where the back roads bend Where everybody's somebody's friend Had nowhere to be, no place to go Just watching that summer sun move slow You lean in close, then look away Like we've got all night, got nothing to say And if home's a place that keeps calling you I swear I hear it when I'm there with you [Verse 2] We split a milkshake by the baseball field You took the cherry like you always did Said, "Remember when we thought we'd leave here?" Then laughed like we were still those kids That kitchen radio was playing something You knew the words, but you sang 'em wrong I swear I hadn't heard you laugh like that God, I forgot how much I loved that song And you count the summers on your fingers Lose your place somewhere around nineteen There's a brand-new sign above the old diner Same cracked booth where you first kissed me [Pre-Chorus] And you breathe in slow Like you don't wanna go That little half-smile Tells me all I need to know [Chorus] Take me back where the back roads bend Where everybody's somebody's friend Had nowhere to be, no place to go Just watching that summer sun move slow You lean in close, then look away Like we've got all night, got nothing to say And if home's a place that keeps calling you I swear I hear it when I'm there with you [Bridge] No big goodbye at the county line Just your hand in mine, stealing a little more time You say, "Next summer," like it's not far away And I almost ask you— Why we couldn't stay [Final Chorus] Take me back where the back roads bend Where everybody's somebody's friend Had nowhere to be, no place to go We had the whole damn world moving slow You lean in close, and this time you stay No perfect words, but you don't look away And if home's a place that keeps calling you I swear I hear it when I'm there with you [Outro] Past the water tower, the long way through One more quiet mile Just me and you
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