Taking The Long Way Around
--words and music by Michael Stanley

Maybe it's not your dream come true
Maybe it's not the best that you can do
Still, who was there girl
When your heart was breaking
And you ain't been that shy now
With the last kid taken ...

	And some gets lost, some gets found
	Some lifts you right up
	Some brings you right down
	Sometimes a love's just
	Taking the long way around ...

I know you've got some things to prove
I know you're working on your next big move
Still, did you ever wonder
How it just might not be
Instead of going under
This could set you free ... 

	And some gets lost, some gets found
	Some lifts you right up
	Some brings you right down
	Sometimes a love's just
	Taking the long way around ...

		Sometimes you just can't face another
		lonely night
		Sometimes you just need someone
		To hold on tight ... 

Still, who was there girl
When your heart was breaking
And you ain't been that shy now
With the last kid taken ...

	And some gets lost, some gets found
	Some lifts you right up
	Some brings you right down
	Sometimes a love's just
	Taking the long way around ...

	Yeah, yeah ... 

	Some gets lost, some gets found
	Some lifts you right up
	Some brings you right down
	Sometimes a love's just
	Taking the long way around ...

	Yeah, the long way around ...
	Taking the long way around ... 
	
	(to fade)