"The Long Way" lyrics

That '68 Chevy was sitting on go
I was thinking quick fix, Grandaddy said "no...
If we're gonna do this, we're gonna do this right"

Burned the midnight oil with some elbow grease
Turning them wrenches till we turned that key
And 400 horses went running through a Summer night
Made all of that hard work more than worth the time...

So here's to taking the long way
Rolling your sleeves up and digging in
Knowing that one day
You'll look back and be glad you did
It ain't easy, believe me, but it's worth the price you pay
So here's the taking the long way

She was green eyed pretty with a small town smile
We went off like lightning, fast and wild
5 months in she said she was 3 weeks late

The high road's a hard road so you try to hold on
To the way love felt before life came along
Through the fights and the nights that it almost slipped away
Yeah but love's a choice and it's the best one we ever made

So here's to taking the long way
Rolling your sleeves up and digging in
Knowing that one day
You'll look back and be glad you did
It ain't easy, believe me, but it's worth the price you pay
So here's the taking the long way

There's a leather bound book in my nightstand drawer
With the Gospel truth inside
And sinners like me always fall short
But I won't give up the fight
Cause I want Saint Peter to shake my hand when I reach those pearly gates
And say...

Here's to taking the long way
Rolling your sleeves up and digging in
Knowing that one day
You'd look back and be glad you did
It ain't easy believing but you're here cause you had faith
So here's to taking the long way
Yeah here's to taking the long way