Ben Kessler - The Long Way

Verse 1
It's a quiet night in Pasadena, past the hipsters and the healers
Silence only makes it clearer, I miss her all the time
And I know the odds are getting steeper, if I ever get the chance to see her
I'd hook her to my carabiner, I couldn't lose her twice

Chorus
I had you once, I didn't know how to keep you
I blacked out for ten months tryna find something deeper
But I knew I was gonna end up here always
Running right back to your place
I guess I just took the long way

Verse 2
And thе part of me that hangs on hoping hates the part that knows wе're broken
In denial and in devotion, it's hard to pick a side
And I saw it crashing in slow motion, I broke the door tryna keep it open
Flew across the whole damn ocean just to say goodbye

Chorus
And I had you once, I didn't know how to keep you
I blacked out for ten months tryna find something deeper
But I knew I was gonna end up here always
Running right back to your place
I guess I just took the long way


Bridge
And I feel everything, but I just feel it slowly
I didn't know how much I missed you 'til it broke me
And all you ever wanted was to hold me
It's criminal I hold my heart so closely
She's dancing like a ballerina, if only she saw how I see her
Man, I swear this time I'm holding tight

Chorus
I had you once, I didn't know how to keep you
I blacked out for ten months tryna find something deeper
But I knew I was gonna end up here always
Running right back to your place
I guess I just took the long way