Take the long way home[Harmonica Intro]|7 __ __ __ | 7 __ __ (<-7 7)| |7 __ __ (6 -6) | (7 -6) (6 5) ~~ ~~ |So, you think you're a RomeoPlaying a part in a picture showWell, take the long way homeTake the long way home'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhoodWhy should you care if you're feelin' good?Well, take the long way homeTake the long way homeThere are times that you feel you're part of the sceneryAll the greenery is comin' down, boyAnd then your wife seems to think you're part of the furnitureOh, it's peculiar, she used to be so niceWhen lonely days turn to lonely nightsYou take a trip to the city lightsAnd take the long way homeTake the long way homeYou never see what you want to seeForever playing to the galleryYou take the long way homeTake the long way homeWhen you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievableOh, unforgettable, how they adore youBut then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanityOh, 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, boyWhen you look through the years and see what you could have beenOh, what you might have beenIf you would have more timeSo when the day comes to settle downWho's to blame if you're not around?You took the long way homeYou took the long way homeYou took the long way homeYou took the long way homeYou took the long way homeYou took the long way homeYou took the long way homeYou took the long way homeLong way homeLong way homeLong way homeLong way homeLong way homeLong way homeLong way home