So you think you′re a Romeo

You're playing a part in a picture-show

We take the long way homeTake the long way home

′Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood

Why should you care if you're feeling good

We take the long way home

Take the long way home

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

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, 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?

Oh yeah

Oh yeah

Does it feel that you life′s become a catastrophe?

Oh, it has to be for you to grow, boy

Or when you look through the years and see what you could have been

Oh, what you might have been

If you would 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

Took the long way home

Took the long way home

Took the long way home

Took the long way home

Took the long way home

Took the long way home

Took the long way home

You took the long way home

Long way home

Long way home

You took the long way home

Took the long way home

Took the long way home

Took the long way home