I take the long road home

Sometimes the long way home... is the only road that gives you time to think. I took the long road home tonight, same old streetlights, same old quiet signs. There’s a kind of peace in being alone, when nobody asks you where you’ve been, or why you stayed away so long. I ain’t lookin’ for a fight, and I ain’t good at long goodbyes. I got my own things goin’ on, my own ghosts ridin’ shotgun. And maybe that’s enough for now. But in the summer... I’ll be someone else. Yeah, in the summer... I will be. I’ll take the long road home on these lonely nights. I’d rather not fight the long goodbyes. I’ll take the long road home beneath those fading lights. I’d rather drive alone than lose myself tonight. I used to think I needed someone waitin’ there behind the door. But lately I’ve been learning some rooms feel warmer when you stop expecting more. I got my own things goin’ on, don’t need someone to rely on. Not because I’m cold, not because I don’t care, but because I’m tired of becoming less just to keep somebody there. And in the summer... I’ll be someone else. Yeah, in the summer... I will be. I’ll take the long road home on these lonely nights. I’d rather not fight the long goodbyes. I’ll take the long road home beneath those fading lights. I’d rather drive alone than lose myself tonight. Maybe I’ll change when the warm wind comes. Maybe I’ll laugh like I used to. Maybe I’ll stop lookin’ back at every road that didn’t lead me to you. In the summer, I’ll be someone else. In the summer, I will be. I’ll take the long road home on these lonely nights. I’d rather not fight the long goodbyes. I’ll take the long road home, let the moon ride by my side. If I’m gonna be alone, I’ll be free this time. So I keep driving... not running away. Just finding out who I am when nobody’s calling my name.