[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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So you think you're a Romeo,
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Playing a part in a picture-show.
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Take the long way home, take the long way home.
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'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood,
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Why should you care if you're feeling good.
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Take the long way home, take the long way home.
[Bridge 1]
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But there are times that you feel you're part of the scenery,
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All the greenery, is comin' down, boy.
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And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture,
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Oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice.
[Verse 2]
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When lonely days turn to lonely nights,
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You take a trip to the city lights.
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And take the long way home, take the long way home.
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You never see what you want to see,
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Forever playing to the gallery.
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You take the long way home, take the long way home.
[Bridge 2]
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And when you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable,
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Unforgettable, how they adore you,
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But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity,
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Oh, calamity, is there no way out?
[Solo]
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[Bridge 3]
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Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe?
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Oh, it has to be, for you to grow, boy.
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When you look through the years and see what you could have been,
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Oh, what you might have been, if you'd had more time.
[Verse 3]
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So, when the day comes to settle down,
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Who's to blame if you're not around?
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You took the long way home, you took the long way home,
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You took the long way home, you took the long way home. (repeat & fade)