Lyrics:

When I was a young boy
Had big intentions
I thought I could be just about anything you'd care to mention
I was a young boy
Hard on the heels of success
I was a wide-eyed, unsatisfied young fool
I have to confess
But I guess I did all right for a while

Burning the midnight oil
Thinking my life might spoil
If I didn't bring myself up to a steady boil
I was a young boy, really on the road to somewhere
But now I'm a man who doesn't really give a damn if I never get there

CHORUS
Takin' the long road home
I'm takin' the long road home
Takin' the time to find a way around the life I've known
Takin' the wrong road home
Oh, that's where I'm gonna be
And I tell you pretty women
I tell you good times
From now on you're gonna find you'll see a whole lot more of me

CHORUS
Takin' the long road home
Takin' the long road home
Takin' the time to find a way around the life I've known
Takin' the wrong road home
Oh, that's where I'm gonna be
And I tell you pretty women
I tell you good times
From now on you're gonna find you'll see a whole lot more of me