Long Ride Home

Verse 1

Six strings talk when the daylight fades

I count the miles on a borrowed map

Every town looks the same from the road

But the notes come back like they never left

Pre-Chorus

And I keep the engine warm

For the long ride home

Chorus

Play it slow for the ones who wait

Play it slow let the evening land

I have carried this tune so far

Through the dust of a dozen towns

Post-Chorus

(So far) so far

(So far) so far

Verse 2

My brother writes from a coast I lost

Says the water there is cold this year

I fold the letter into my coat

And hum the part that he used to sing

Pre-Chorus

And I keep the engine warm

For the long ride home

Chorus

Play it slow for the ones who wait

Play it slow let the evening land

I have carried this tune so far

Through the dust of a dozen towns

Post-Chorus

(So far) so far

(So far) so far

Bridge

Rivers bend and roads forget

Nothing here is finished yet

Call my name across the wire

Let the quiet do the rest

Chorus

Play it slow for the ones who wait

Play it slow let the evening land

I have carried this tune so far

Through the dust of a dozen towns

Post-Chorus

(So far) so far

(So far) so far