We, we take the long way home And I never fall, never gone, never had a stone And he, he wasn't worth a poem That you couldn't have, couldn't have Couldn't leave alone We, are catching cards instead of pleads We, are counting hearts instead of beats And I always take the long way home now Why, can't simple love me? Why, can't simple love me? Why-y, can't simple love me? Why-y, can't simple love me? Why-y, can't simple love me? Why-y, how simple of me And he, he was a lovely poem That you couldn't have couldn't have Couldn't leave alone And how sweet, it is to weigh a ton When your lover has Lover has feet that want to run We, are catching cards instead of pleads We, are counting hearts instead of beats And I always take the long way home now Why, can't simple love me? Why, can't simple love me? Why-y, can't simple love me? Why-y, can't simple love me? Why-y, can't simple love me? Why-y, how simple of me How simple of me Come on lover come a little bit closer How simple of me Come on lover come a little bit closer And I'm always underneath If you wait for me