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
'Cos 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
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,
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!
Does it feel that
your 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 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
Took the long way
home
You took the long way
home
You took the long way
home
You took the long way
home
You took the long way
home
You took the long way
home
