Some people have so much to brag about That it never crossed their mind But me, I am so filled up in getting there That all I feel is fine When I look at the passengers beside I'll never wonder who's inside I only just now learned direction But I've been traveling most my life Once again, I have returned to who I was as a child I knew my mother knew the way And all I had to do was smile And I never second-guessed I knew a shortcut for miles I would rather take the long way Being sure that I would get there someday ♪ Some people have so much to be sad about But it doesn't cross their mind Me, I'm just hopeful enough To think I haven't passed my prime But of all the things life taught me Here's a lesson I must find Either find you're in the journey Or spend your whole life killing time So once again, I have returned to who I was as a child I knew my mother knew the way And all I had to do was smile And I never second-guessed I knew a shortcut for miles I would rather take the long way Being sure that I would get there someday