There's a sadness in the air   On the train to Tennessee   And I know there's no angel   Watching over me      All I have to hold is this atlas and a note that reads   "If ever you are ready to come home again   I'll be waiting up but please don't be too long"      You know I never meant to make you lonesome   But I got my own plans and if you love me, understand   I've got to take this road to find out who I really am      So tonight, I'll take the long way home   And drink until I can't remember you   Or why I ever started      If I can't hold you, gonna fold you like a note   And keep you here with me      Thought about your smile   On the car ride up to Madison   Are you still letting go?   Are you still letting go?      'Cause I've been trying to move on   But I'm feeling so damn lost   Without your love, without your love      Tonight, I'll take the long way home   And drink until I can't remember you   Or why I ever started      If I can't hold you, gonna fold you like a note   And keep you here with me   I want you here with me      Tonight I'll take the long way home   Won't you drink with me until the sun comes up?   Look at what we started      If I can't hold you, I'm gonna fold you like a note   And keep you here with me