Last Bus Missed, Long Walk Home

Lyrics

Bar got loud and the night got mean
Said some words I can't take back
Walked out into the rain-slick street
Missed the last bus, watched it clack

Phone's gone dead and my shoes are wet
Three miles to a borrowed bed
But the sky cleared up over the water tower
And the walking cleared my head

It's a long walk home, but it's mine to take
One foot, then the other, for goodness' sake
Every wrong turn teaches the road
Where the porch light's hanging low
It's a long walk home, I'll make it by dawn
The dark don't last, I'll carry on

Past the laundromat's yellow glow
A woman folding sheets
She waves like she knows what kind of night
It's been out on these streets

It's a long walk home, but it's mine to take
One foot, then the other, for goodness' sake
Every wrong turn teaches the road
Where the porch light's hanging low
It's a long walk home, I'll make it by dawn
The dark don't last, I'll carry on

I used to think a night gone wrong
Meant the whole of me was wrong
But a man can lose a bus and a bet
And still find his way along

It's a long walk home, but it's mine to take
One foot, then the other, for goodness' sake
Every wrong turn teaches the road
Where the porch light's hanging low
It's a long walk home, I'll make it by dawn
The dark don't last, I'll carry on

Porch light's on, porch light's on
I'll make it by dawn