The Long Way

Brett Eldredge

Don’t think I’ve ever seen your kind of pretty

Wandering around this midnight mad house city

You got a look that says you got it all together

So if you don’t mind I’d like to know you better

Take me the long way around your town

Were you the queen with the silver crown?

I want the secrets you keep, the shine underneath

Of the diamond I think I just found

Take me the long way around

I’d love to see just where your daddy met your momma

Your hand-me-down ’99 Impala

Show me the field you danced in clover

The harvest in October

When the leaves fall from the sky just like a Sunday drive

Take me the long way around your town

Were you the queen with the silver crown?

I want the secrets you keep, the shine underneath

Of the diamond I think I just found

Take me the long way around

Didn’t think tonight when I walked in

I’d be falling for somewhere I’ve never been

Take me the long way around your town

Were you the queen with the silver crown?

I want your red blushing stories

Your faults and your glories

That made you who you are right now

Take me the long way around

Take me the long way around

Background

“The Long Way,” written and recorded by American country music singer Brett Eldredge for his self-titled third studio album last year, is a midtempo country ballad with influences of pop music. Lyrically, the song describes how a lover can get to know their partner on a deeper level by exploring their history and their hometown.