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