The Long Way Around

My friends from high school
Married their high school boyfriends
Moved into houses in the same ZIP codes
Where their parents live

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

I hit the highway in a pink RV with stars on the ceiling
Lived like a gypsy
Six strong hands on the steering wheel

I've been a long time gone now
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
But I've always found my way somehow

By taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

I met the queen of whatever
Drank with the Irish and smoked with the hippies
Moved with the shakers
Wouldn't kiss all the asses that they told me to

No I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

It's been two long years now
Since the top of the world came crashing down
And I'm getting' it back on the road now

But I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
I'm taking the long way
Taking the long way around
The long
The long way around

Well, I fought with a stranger and I met myself
I opened my mouth and I heard myself
It can get pretty lonely when you show yourself
Guess I could have made it easier on myself

But I, I could never follow
No I, I could never follow

Well, I never seem to do it like anybody else
Maybe someday, someday I'm gonna settle down
If you ever want to find me I can still be found

Taking the long way
Taking the long way around
Taking the long way
Taking the long way around

Back of my Mind

I heard she asked about me from a friend the other day
He said as far as he knew I was doing fine.
Memories came back one single moment
Like the night she left headed for the state line

Call me a dreamer but I'm not afraid to dream
In the back of my mind I can picture the whole scene

What if we fell in love again in our hometown
Somehow, someway, fate brought us back around
We'd joke about the past remember the good times
When it comes to you these thoughts run through the back of my mind

I remember when we'd talk on her back porch
She said she wanted a simple like nothing less and nothing more
And all that I could give was not enough to tie her down
I find myself praying that she'll come back around

Call me a dreamer, but I'm not afraid to dream
In the back of my mind I can picture the whole scene

What if we fell in love again in our hometown
Somehow, someway fate brought us back around
We'd joke about the past remember the good times
When it comes to you these thoughts run through the back of my mind

What if we fell in love again in our hometown
Somehow, someway fate brought us back around
We'd joke about the past remember the good times
When it comes to you these thoughts run through the back of my mind
Oh ...Oh ...yeah ...yeah ...

I heard she asked about me from a friend the other day......
He said as far as he knew I was doing fine