Long Way Round to Happy

Verse

Screen door slamming, sixteen and barefoot on the drive

Sprinklers ticking circles while the corn stood shoulder-high

You had grass stains on your collar and a dollar for the ice cream truck

We split a root beer float and called it luck

Pre-Chorus

Didn't know then what we know now

That summers don't just stay

We took the slow road, we took forever

Not knowing there's a price to pay

Chorus

It's the long way round to happy

Through the ditches and the dust

Every scraped knee, every heartbreak

Was a lesson we could trust

We took the wrong turns singing

Windows down, we didn't care

Yeah it's the long way round to happy

But I'd walk it anywhere

Verse

Bonfire sparks like fireflies over the water tower field

You taught me how to skip a stone, I taught you how to steal

A kiss behind the bleachers when the fireworks lit the sky

We swore we'd never grow up, never say goodbye

Pre-Chorus

Didn't know then what we know now

That the good ones slip like sand

We took the slow road, we took forever

Building castles we couldn't hold in our hands

Chorus

It's the long way round to happy

Through the ditches and the dust

Every scraped knee, every heartbreak

Was a lesson we could trust

We took the wrong turns singing

Windows down, we didn't care

Yeah it's the long way round to happy

But I'd walk it anywhere

Bridge

Now the porch light's dimmer, the old truck's rusted through

But I still hear that screen door and I still hear you

Some roads don't lead where the map says they should

They just lead you home the long way, and that's just as good

Chorus

It's the long way round to happy

Through the ditches and the dust

Every scraped knee, every heartbreak

Was a lesson we could trust

We took the wrong turns singing

Windows down, we didn't care

Yeah it's the long way round to happy

And I'd walk it all again