The Wrong Way

What did it start with
I can't muster what you said
We won't get far with
That kinda bounty on my head

And I've got problems
The whole world is partial to
We can't go on if
I'll just fall apart on you

I don't wanna see that rosy red
If it'll soon turn gray
I don't wanna take this road ahead
If it'll only change the sound
I'm turning around

The highway
Ain't always the right way
Despite what the miles say
The long way
Ain't always the wrong way
Despite what the songs say
It's always the wrong way back to you

I didn't promise
An evergreen existence
With an armrest
That must've been something you missed

Back when you promised
You see the ones you couldn't keep
They kept me honest
And now they keep me on my feet

But I don't wanna be
Some kinda clown
If I am always blue
I don't wanna keep this
Fire around if it is only burning through
My memory of you

The highway
Ain't always the right way
Despite what the miles say
The long way
Ain't always the wrong way
Despite what the songs say
It's always the wrong way back to you

I don't wanna feel like giving up
The minute that I wake
But I never feel I'm living up
To every choice I make
I don't wanna be the smile
Right before the fade to black
I don't wanna be the mile right before
You're fine with where you're at

The highway
Ain't always the right way
Despite what the miles say
Yeah
I'm taking the long way
It ain't always the wrong way
Despite what the songs say
It's always the wrong way back to you