1927 – Supertramp – Take the long way home (1979)

 

Escrita por Roger Hodgson, foi gravada entre maio e dezembro de 1978 e lançada em 29 de março de 1979, no disco Breakfast in America, o sexto disco da banda. Saiu também em compacto, com From now on como Lado B. Foi produzida por Supertramp e Peter Henderson. Fala sobre o desejo de tomar o caminho mais longo pra chegar em casa, pois a esposa o trata como um móvel da casa. E fala também do eterno desejo de termos um lugar onde nos sentimos em casa. Mas também é uma metáfora sobre a nossa jornada de auto-conhecimento. Chegou ao número 10 no Billboard Hot100, número 4 no Canadá, número 32 na Holanda e número 53 na Alemanha Ocidental. Roger Hodgson cantou, tocou piano e guitarra. Rick Davies tocou gaita, orgão Hammond e sintetizadores. Dougie Thomson tocou baixo. Bob Benberg tocou bateria e pandeiro. John Helliwell tocou clarinete.

A letra:

So, you think you're a Romeo
Playing a part in a picture show
Well, take the long way home
Take the long way home

'Cause you're the joke of the neighborhood
Why should you care if you're feelin' good?
Well, take the long way home
Take the long way home

There are times that you feel you're part of the scenery
All the greenery is comin' down, boy
And then your wife seems to think you're part of the furniture
Oh, it's peculiar, she used to be so nice

When lonely days turn to lonely nights
You take a trip to the city lights
And take the long way home
Take the long way home

You never see what you want to see
Forever playing to the gallery
You take the long way home
Take the long way home

When you're up on the stage, it's so unbelievable
Oh, unforgettable, how they adore you
But then your wife seems to think you're losing your sanity
Oh, calamity, is there no way out?

Does it feel that your life's become a catastrophe?
Oh, it has to be, for you to grow, boy
When you look through the years and see what you could have been
Oh, what you might have been
If you would have more time

So when the day comes to settle down
Who's to blame if you're not around?
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home
You took the long way home

Long way home
Long way home
Long way home
Long way home
Long way home
Long way home
Long way home

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