The Long Way Round

[Verse 1]

You can't get me down

I got the 'Things are looking up' blues

I know it happens

But it never sticks to my shoes

It's been a long time coming

I never thought it would last

I think about the future

Who knows what might have happened in the past

[Verse 2]

Nothing is real

But it feels pretty good all the same

I know you from somewhere

But I can't remember your name

I don't need much space

But you don't have to step on my toes

I was looking over there

And all the time it was under my nose

[Chorus]

Yeah, I should have known

Which way the wind was blowin'

I was facing the wrong way

Always taking the long way round

[Post-Chorus]

Never looking the right way

Always going the wrong way

Always taking the long way round

[Synth Solo]

[Guitar Solo]

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

[Post-Chorus]

Never looking the right way

Always going the wrong way

Always taking the long way round

[Verse 3]

You can reel me in slowly and surely

But there's a catch to this deal

It's not over yet

I get one more spin of the wheel

I promised myself

I would not get trashed again

But the way I'm feeling right now

That promise is going down the drain, yeah

[Chorus]

I, I should have known

You were coming and I was gone

I was facing the wrong way

Always taking the long way round

[Instrumental Outro]