Gravel and Grace

Intro

Verse 1

Silver water tower

Rust on the legs

Watching the clouds move slow

Red clay road

Smell of rain

I crossed the county line

Ten years gone

Dust

Rising up like a ghost in the glass

Rolling the window down

Chorus

Take the long way

Let the gravel sing

I needed the miles to settle my soul

Find the piece that stayed behind

Halfway to the porch light

Halfway to the life I know

Taking the long way home

The long way home

Verse 2

Front yard oak tree

Split by the storm

Leaves turning gold on the hill

Dad looks small

Slower now

Leaning on the porch rail

Still

Checking the mail

Coffee in a stained blue cup

Everything changed

Some things stayed

Chorus

Take the long way

Let the gravel sing

I needed the miles to settle my soul

Find the piece that stayed behind

Halfway to the porch light

Halfway to the life I know

Taking the long way home

The long way home

Bridge

Maybe I was running

Maybe I was looking

Maybe I was scared to find it

The engine hums

The cricket cries

I am finally quiet

Chorus

Take the long way

Let the gravel sing

I needed the miles to settle my soul

Find the piece that stayed behind

Halfway to the porch light

Halfway to the life I know

Taking the long way home

The long way home

Outro

Gate swinging open

The long way home

Tires on the dirt

Almost there

Almost there