So you think you're a romeo
You're playing a part in a picture-show
Well, Take the long way home
Take the long way home
But you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Well, take the long way home
Take the long way home
There are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
All the greenery is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture
oh, its peculiar, she used to be so nice.
When lonely days turn to lonely nights
You take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home
You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home
And when you're up on the stage, its so unbelievable,
Oh, unforgettable, how they adore you,
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity,
Oh, calamity, well, is there no way out?
Does it feel that you life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy.
When you look through the years and see what you could have been
oh, what might have been,
If you'd have had more time.
So, when the day comes to settle down,
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home...........