"Long Way Home" is a song performed by contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman, taken from his 2011 album Re:creation.
Written and composed by Chapman, the song is led by the ukulele and has a "sandy beach flavor" and "laid-back island vibe".
In an interview with Deborah Evans Price of The Boot, Chapman described "Long Way Home" as "God just letting me sort of smile with music again".
[1] In a separate interview with Caroline Leak of CCM Magazine, he described it as a "traveling song",[2] elaborating that "We're on this journey and though today feels long, we're going to make it.
[5] Kevin Davis of New Release Tuesday praised the song as "the highlight of the album [for me]"[6] and described the ukulele playing and Chapman's vocals as "engaging".