[verse 1]
So you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
[verse 2]
Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
[Refrain 1]
But 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, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice
[verse 3]
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
[verse 4]
You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home
[Refrain 2]
And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable
Oh, unforgettable, how they adore you
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?
[instrumental bridge]
[Refrain 3]
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 had had more time
[outro]
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
You took the long way home
(Do it again)
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
(Ooh, yeah)
You took the long way home
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Long way home, long way home
Long way home, long way home
Long way home, long way home
Long way home
So you think youre a romeo
Playing a part in a picture-show
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
Cos youre the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if youre feeling good
Take the long way home
Take the long way home
But there are times that you feel youre part of the scenery
All the greenery is comin down, boy
And then your wife seems to think youre 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 youre up on the stage, its so unbelievable,
Unforgettable, how they adore you,
But then your wife seems to think youre losing your sanity,
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?
Does it feel that you lifes 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 youd had more time.
So, when the day comes to settle down,
Whos to blame if youre not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home...