The Long Way Homecoming Detour v5

[Verse 1] I boarded the bus, it reeked of rain A kid in the back sketched faces on the pane I watched the city streak and strain Another day on the same old train Grabbed a lone pear From a stand with paint peeling bare Your name just popped up in my head Like a song I knew, then forgot I’d there [Pre-Chorus] So I let it spin Like a record on the floor If the world gets weird I just grin, I just grin [Chorus] I took the long way home Yeah, the long way home Every detour, every stone Just a path of my own I took the long way home Didn't know where I'd go But every step I own Yeah, I took the long way home [Verse 2] At the corner store A clerk had a tiger ring He asked if I wanted change I said, “Give me one odd thing” Now my pocket’s full Of a ticket stub and a peach pit I keep chasing the next surprise Like it owes me a secret [Pre-Chorus] So I let it spin Like a record on the floor If the world gets weird I just grin, I just grin [Chorus] I took the long way home Yeah, the long way home Every detour, every stone Just a path of my own I took the long way home Didn't know where I'd go But every step I own Yeah, I took the long way home [Bridge] Maybe that’s enough A crooked line, a sudden song A day that falls apart And still feels like I belonged [Final Chorus] I took the long way home Yeah, the long way home Every detour, every stone Just a path of my own I took the long way home Didn't know where I'd go But every step I own Yeah, I took the long way home