Prompt:

[Verse 1] You left your blue cup by the kitchen sink A paper map with the roads in pink I took the long way past the corner store To see if I could want something more [Pre-Chorus] The bus rolled by, the clouds broke wide I let the afternoon decide [Chorus] I’m taking the side street, out past the sign No grand destination, just a little more time If the road bends left, I’ll follow it through I’m finding my way by forgetting the route [Verse 2] The old man waved from his garden gate His radio played something half a beat late A dog ran circles round a fallen cone And for the first time, I felt at home [Pre-Chorus] The sun came low on the telephone lines I quit rehearsing all my goodbyes [Chorus] I’m taking the side street, out past the sign No grand destination, just a little more time If the road bends left, I’ll follow it through I’m finding my way by forgetting the route [Bridge] Maybe the answer isn’t waiting up ahead Maybe it’s the small things I nearly missed instead A door held open, a name remembered right A quiet mile that turned out fine [Instrumental] [Final Chorus] I’m taking the side street, out past the sign No grand destination, just a little more time If the road bends left, I’ll follow it through I’m finding my way by forgetting the route Yeah, I’m finding my way by forgetting the route [Outro] That blue cup can wait till I get back I’ve got the whole afternoon to unpack