Take the Long Way Home Supertramp, Lyrics, 1979

So, you think you re a Romeo playin a part in a picture show Well, 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 Well, take the long way home. Take the long way home. 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. When you re up on the stage, it s so unbelievableoh, unforgettablehow they adore you. But then your wife seems to think you re losing your sanityoh, calamity, or is there no way out Ohyeah Does it feel that you