Take the Long Way Home

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 neighbourhood 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 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 Well 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 Well who's to blame if you're not around You took the long way home Took the long way home