Take the long way home

She won't wait up tonight

I can take the long way home

And there won't be any fight

Tonight, I can stay out late with the boys

Play cards and come in at dawn

Since she left me I've got a choice

I can take the long way home

No pictures on the wall

No carpet on the floor

No-one ever calls

No-one knocks on my door

It's just a place where I sleep at night

But I can't sleep alone

Think I'll stop off and have a bite

And take the long way home

What makes a house a home

Is sometimes hard to say

You never know all the riches you own

Someone takes them away, oh

The night is clear and my work is through

It's a shame to be alone

Think I'll go have a beer or two

I'll take the long way home

I'll just take the long way home