The Long Way Home

Verse 1: I've seen the mountains and the oceans The cities bright with light I've chased every horizon That promised something right But somewhere in the chasing I lost the thing I sought And all the roads I traveled Led back to what I'd forgot Verse 2: There's a porch back in the valley Where my father used to sit And watch the evening settle Like the world was glad of it I used to think it was too small For everything I'd be Turns out it was exactly The right size for me Chorus: The long way home Is sometimes how we learn That everything we're looking for Is waiting for return Through detours and departures Through everywhere I've been The long way home Is bringing me back again Back again Bridge: (Emotional, building) And maybe that's the point of it The leaving and the gone Maybe we can only see the light After stumbling through the dawn Every wrong turn was a teacher Every dead end had a gift The long way home was never lost It was all part of the drift Final Chorus: The long way home I finally understand That every step away from here Was leading to this land And I can see the porch light Glowing through the trees The long way home Is bringing me to my knees With gratitude and peace I'm almost home Outro: (Acoustic guitar, fading like arrival) Almost home I can see it now Almost home