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 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 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