Well I stumbled in the darkness, I'm lost and aloneThough I said I'd go before us, sure the way back homeIs there a light up ahead, I can't hold on very longForgive me pretty baby but I always take the long way homeMoney's just something you throw off the back of a trainI got a head full of lightning and a heart full of rainAnd I know that I said I'd never do it againOh well I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way homeI put food on the table and a roof overheadBut I'd trade it all tomorrow for the highway insteadWatch your back if I should tell you love's the only thing I'd ever knowOne thing's for sure sweet baby, I always take the long way homeOh I love you baby more than the whole wide worldI'm your woman, you know you are my pearlSo let's go out past the party lights where we can finally be aloneCome with me, we can take the long way homeCome with me, together we can take the long way homeCome with me, together we can take the long way home