The Long Way to the Station

Rain quit early, sky went orange

You said"I'm going that way too"

Five words, that's all it took

To rearrange my afternoon

I know that route, I walk it every day

Somehow it took twice as long tonight

You took the long way to the station

And I'm still walking it back in my head

You laughed at something I barely said

I'm not making it bigger than it was

I just really liked the walk

You talked about your brother, a movie you half-watched

I said something dumb about the weather

At the turnstile you did that little wave

The one with just your fingers

I rode three stops past my own

Didn't notice till the doors

You took the long way to the station

And I'm still walking it back in my head

You laughed at something I barely said

I'm not making it bigger than it was

I just really liked the walk

I'm not gonna text you about it

It'd be a whole thing, it'd get heavy

Some good things are supposed to stay small

And this one fits right in my pocket

You took the long way to the station

And I'm still walking it back in my head

You laughed at something I barely said

I'm not making it bigger than it was

I just really liked the walk

The long way, the long way

I just really liked the walk

The long way, the long way