The Long Way Around

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Met you online, two ink-stained fools Chasing love, fighting the blues Poison whiskey and broken rules Nothing left for us to lose Then those blue eyes cut me clean Lightning down my spine, I swear Like I'd never once been seen Knocked sideways after long, tough years [Chorus] Oh Baby, you're a badass blues song The safe harbor where I belong Our life by the ocean — all I need Everything I want is what we are Just Ziggy, Andrew, and blues guitar [Verse 2] Giorgio's wine, a shy half-grin You talked, I listened, drank it in By our third date, drunk, you swore That you would marry me for sure I laughed — said never, not again You grinned like you already knew Damn fool, you were right, my friend Glad I lost that bet to you [Bridge] A New Year's poem, I cried like rain Torches burning on the sand Whale sharks gliding through the blue Live lobsters flopping in our hands Ten miles apart, we never knew Parallel roads, the missing signs Took us fifty years to find We'd always walked the same damn line [Verse 3] You love my boy like he's your own Cuddle Rowan, feed him too Through every storm, you are my home I believed, 'cause you believed too Love, you always held it down While I burned the midnight oil Nine years a wife, twelve years in Best damn deal I ever struck [Chorus] Oh Andrew, you're a badass blues song The safe harbor where I belong Our life by the ocean — all I need Everything I want is what we are Just Ziggy, Andrew, and blues guitar [Outro] Forever, baby, just us two Every crooked road leads back to you