so its over now and we don't need to end it how we think we should think about how long its taken for me to feel comfortable around you naked why throw that away? if you're leaving, that's fine i know i can't change your mind why can't we still fool around sometime? i wanna take the long way, long way out i wanna take the long way, long way out all this time we mullin' about wondering if we could make it without, one another i should've worried, worried more when you took my prizes back to the store and ya, you threw all my cards away maybe you can keep the dog (keep the dog) that old mut always liked you better now all my friends say "forget her" but i can't i wanna take the long way, long way out i wanna take the long way, long way out we can take the long way, long way out we can take the long way out its not my intention of making you upset but at this point, i'll take what i can get you all night you are my best friend and i'm asking you... (long way, long way out) then the phone rings at 2am, 4am, and 5am its just me not wanting to be alone again why does everyone love me but you? i wanna take the long way, long way out take the long way out we can take the long way take the long way take the long way out take the long way long way, long way, long way out we can take the long way, long long way out whoa! na na na na na na we can take the long way, long way... (long way X 3)