About Long Way Home (The Voice Performance)

The Voice country hopeful Todd Tilghman changed his coach Blake Shelton's mind about original songs during the show's finale. The Mississippi pastor performed "Long Way Home" on Monday night (May 18). The gospel-inspired ballad is a reminder that everything happens for a reason, and that the bleakest days are building toward a more divine purpose. "Sometimes the heart takes the long way home," he sings at the refrain, as seen in the above performance video. "As the years roll on / Know that you'll be just fine / Sometimes the heart takes the long way home."

Todd Tilghman of Meridian, Mississippi, is a pastor best known as the winner of the 18th season of American series The Voice. He has the distinction of being the first artist to be aired that season and the first artist to be aired as being unanimously selected by the judges (however, this is not necessarily the case as the auditions are aired out of order). He decided to compete in the team coached by Blake Shelton, proving to do the expected. His voice took him straight to the winners circle. At age 42, he became the oldest winner in the series history, a record previously held by Josh Kaufman.