So you think you're
a Romeo
Playing a
part in a picture
show
Take the long way
home,
take the long way
home
'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
But there are times
that you feel
you're
part of the scenery
All the greenery is
coming 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,
Unforgettable - how
they adore you
But then your wife
seems to think
you're losing your
sanity
Oh calamity, is
there no way out
Does it feel that
your life's
become a catastrophe
Oh it has to be
for you to grow boy
And when you look
through the years
and see what you
could have been
Oh what you might
have been -
If you'd 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...
