[Verse 1]
South Jersey kid
Salt air
Turnpike signs
Hand-me-down hoodie
Big maps
Small time
Greyhound windows
Red dust in my shoes
Arizona sunrise
Chasing any excuse
[Chorus]
I was running from
Running to
Running nowhere
Rest stops
Cheap coffee
Folding my fears
From the heat to the frost
I was fine on my own
Making my fate on the long dark roads
But the whole world changed when I first saw her
All these miles make sense in a single word
I was looking for a place
Now I finally know
Every road I ever took
Was leading me home
[Verse 2]
Alaska mornings
Breath smoke
Blue sky
Lonely motel TV
Talking back to my life
No one in the passenger seat
Just echoes in my head (oh)
Til your tiny hand
Wrapped around my finger instead
[Chorus]
I was running from
Running to
Running nowhere
Rest stops
Cheap coffee
Folding my fears
From the heat to the frost
I was fine on my own
Making my fate on the long dark roads
But the whole world changed when I first saw her
All these miles make sense in a single word
I was looking for a place
Now I finally know
Every road I ever took
Was leading me home
[Bridge]
Now it’s Jersey mornings and crayons on the table
Car seat songs
Doing anything I’m able
I still chase dreams
But they all trace back to you
[Chorus]
I was running from
Running to
Running nowhere
Rest stops
Cheap coffee
Folding my fears
From the heat to the frost
I was fine on my own
Making my fate on the long dark roads
But the first time ever that I held my girl
I felt every broken piece fall into place in this world
I was looking for a place
Now I finally know
Every road I ever took
Was leading me home
(Leading me home)