[Verse 1] Maps folded open on your knees Coffee cooling by the seats You pick the turn, I miss the sign We laugh and take the longer line [Pre-Chorus] The hills roll out, the windows wide Your hand is keeping time [Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Every mile is ours to make Sing it back, sing it back With the road beneath our wheels Take the long way, take the long way Let the afternoon stretch away You and me, you and me That’s the only place to be [Verse 2] A paper bag of peaches spills Past quiet towns and reservoir hills You draw a sun on the fogged-up glass And wave at every truck we pass [Pre-Chorus] The hills roll out, the windows wide Your hand is keeping time [Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Every mile is ours to make Sing it back, sing it back With the road beneath our wheels Take the long way, take the long way Let the afternoon stretch away You and me, you and me That’s the only place to be [Bridge] If the road bends out of sight We’ll find the next town sign No hurry waiting at the end Just one more song, my friend [Final Chorus] Take the long way, take the long way Every mile is ours to make Sing it back, sing it back With the road beneath our wheels Take the long way, take the long way Let the afternoon stretch away You and me, you and me That’s the only place to be [Outro] Take the long way You and me
