[Intro — Strummed Acoustic Guitar, Soft Mellotron Strings] [Verse 1] We made our plans on borrowed time Drew little maps between the lines Said we'd know it when we got there Like anybody ever does The streets were full of other lives Windows glowing through the night Everybody looked like somewhere We were still becoming us [Pre-Chorus] Maybe no one knows Maybe that's the point [Chorus] Take the long way round Let the road decide We don't need to know What waits on the other side If we lose our place If we miss the signs Maybe getting nowhere Was the journey all the time Take the long way round [Verse 2] We watched the old shops change their names Friends move out and photographs fade Every year we swore we'd notice Before another one was gone But life keeps moving while you wait Never asks if you're prepared Turns the page before you've finished And somehow carries you along [Pre-Chorus] Maybe no one knows Maybe that's alright [Chorus] Take the long way round Let the road decide We don't need to know What waits on the other side If we lose our place If we miss the signs Maybe getting nowhere Was the journey all the time Take the long way round [Instrumental — Acoustic Guitar, Strings Building, Melodic Electric Guitar] [Bridge] There'll always be another turning Another door we didn't see Another version of tomorrow That doesn't look like what we dreamed But if the years keep rearranging Every picture that we knew I'd still take every wrong direction If it somehow led me through [Final Chorus — Full Band + Strings] Take the long way round Let the road decide We don't need to know What waits on the other side If we lose our place If we miss the signs Maybe getting nowhere Was the journey all the time Take the long way round Take the long way round [Outro — Acoustic Guitar + Strings] Maybe getting nowhere Was the journey all the time
