Words and music by bob seger



Winners, losers and small time misusers

Do what they must on their own

Lovers, dreamers and beautiful schemers

All take the long way home

Some have their reasons

Some lose their way

They all want so much to succeed

How do you tell them apart

The best of them leave with their hearts



Now that it's summer

I went to the river

The water was never too cold

Always together through all kinds of weather

We took the long way home

She was the best

I ever knew

Somehow she drifted away



Now that i'm older

The nights seems much colder

I spend too much time alone

Sometimes in summer

I kept thinking of her

And i'll take the long way home

I'll still take the long way home