The Long Way Home

[Intro] [soft] Grass still warm beneath my feet The porch light's on somewhere ahead [Verse 1] Ate too much sunshine today Got jam still stuck to my paw My little legs are giving way But I'm laughing anyway [Pre-Chorus] The gate is far, the moon is close I count the fences I have crossed And every yawn feels like a song [Chorus] Oh, the long way home Sleepy in my bones Carry all this good day Slow and easy, all the way Oh, the long way home I don't walk alone Half awake and half a dream Home is right where I'm going [Verse 2] A cricket keeps me company The path knows every step by heart My eyelids fold like paper wings And I don't mind the length of things [Pre-Chorus] The gate is near, the kettle hums I taste the warm before it comes And every step lets something go [Chorus] Oh, the long way home Sleepy in my bones Carry all this good day Slow and easy, all the way Oh, the long way home I don't walk alone Half awake and half a dream Home is right where I'm going [Bridge] [whispered] Funny how the tired ones Are the ones who had the most fun I'd walk it twice, this quiet mile Just to keep this on my face A stitched-up, cotton smile [Outro] [soft] Grass still warm beneath my feet The door swings open, soft and slow Lay me down where the good days go