Take the Long Way Home

I lift ya off the earth, mundane and glum

Out the solar system, way past the sun

Till all the fear in your heart is gone

And so on

Mm

Walkin' through the world with no pressure

Inner peace beyond measure

I was leaving, wearing what I came in

When a man said, "Stop"

"I wanna have what you have and get what you got"

I got it sleepin' rough on the streets in the rain

I got it learnin' to share my people's pain

I got it makin' flowers grow in hearts of stone

I got it 'cause I always take the long way home

I been walking through the world with no pressure

Air's fresher, full of vigour

Life becomes my mirror

The further I go, the more I know

Oh, yeah, wherever the wind blow

I'll be there

Turned up in places that I never intended to go

And so ended my youthI once depended on proof

Now I'm in the flow

There are things I know beyond knowing

I've never seen a seed growin'

I was going back home

When a man said, "Stop"

"I wanna have what you have and get what you got"

I got it sleepin' rough on the streets in the rain

I got it learnin' to share my people's pain

I got it makin' flowers grow in hearts of stone

I got it 'cause I always take the long way home

I got it 'cause I always take the long way home