[Intro – spoken / ad-lib melody]
Yeah… uh, took a minute to get here (yeah)
Every wrong turn taught me somethin’ (real talk)
Journey to you…

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[Verse 1]
I been down roads that led me to a path of pain (yeah)
Chasin’ hearts that still don’t even know my name (no name)
Tryna heal with fire while I fed the flame (fed the flame)
Fake love feel real till it ain’t the same (ain’t the same)
Late nights pray-in’ that I could find that peace (find that peace)
Every quick feelin’ was just fast release (just a quick release)
Tryna fill a love God ain’t release (yeah)
Wasn’t love—just noise—girl, you the masterpiece (masterpiece)

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[Pre-Hook – BG harmonies soft]
I kept runnin’ when I should’ve stayed (stayed)
Lost in the games my heart couldn’t play (couldn’t play)
Didn’t know that real love really waits (oh no)
Till Heaven sent you my way (sent you my way)

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[Hook – full stacked vocals]
Journey to you — I took the long way home (home)
Every wrong turn I took made me grow (grow)
All that runnin’ when I just should’ve known (should’ve known)
If I’d waited, I would’ve found my own (found my own)
Journey to you — girl, your love proved me wrong (proved me wrong)
And Love was there the whole time all along (all along)
Now I see what all I went through (went through)
Was just the road that led me to my journey to you (to you)

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[Verse 2]
Had faces fading like seasons gone (seasons gone)
Fell for the highs that didn’t last too long (too long)
Every “forever” came out wrong (came out wrong)
Lookin’ for peace where I didn’t belong (don’t belong)
Wish I woulda seen your name in God’s design (God’s design)
Cause He drew your heart right into mine (into mine)
Now all the waitin’ feel so divine (feel divine)
And Every “no” prepared this time (prepared this time)

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[Pre-Hook – call & response]
I kept runnin’ (runnin’) when I should’ve stayed (stayed)
Lost in the games my heart couldn’t play (no way)
Didn’t know what real love weighed (no)
Till Heaven sent you my way (sent you my way)

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[Hook – repeat / BG echoes]
Journey to you — I took the long way home (home)
Every wrong turn I took made me grow (grow)
All that runnin’ when I just should’ve known (should’ve known)
If I’d waited, I would’ve found my own (found my own)
Journey to you — girl, your love proved me wrong (proved me wrong)
Love was there the whole time all along (all along)
Now I see what all I went through (went through)
Was just the road that led me to my journey to you (to you)

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[Bridge – breakdown / BG pad]
If I knew love had your name (had your name)
I would’ve never searched it the same (searched the same)
Would’ve waited for it through the rain (through the rain)
Till destiny called your flame (called your name)

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[Final Hook – ad-lib build]
Journey to you — no detour left (no more detours)
Every scar remind me I’m blessed (I’m blessed)
Now I breathe what my heart confessed (confessed)
You the peace I manifest (manifest)

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[Vamp / Outro – soft fade]
No race (no race) no chase (no chase)
Right time (right time) right grace (right grace)
Now I know (yeah) journey to you was faith (ohh)