The Long Way Round - Deep Purple

You can’t get me down

I got the 'Things are looking up' blues

I know it happens

But it never sticks to my shoes

It’s been a long time coming

I never thought it would last

I think about the future

Who knows what might have happened in the past

Nothing is real

But it feels pretty good all the same

I know you from somewhere

But I can’t remember your name

I don’t need much space

But you don’t have to step on my toes

I was looking over there

And all the time it was under my nose

Yeah, I should have known

Which way the wind was blowin'

I was facing the wrong way

Always taking the long way round

Never looking the right way

Always going the wrong way

Always taking the long way round

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Never looking the right way

Always going the wrong way

Always taking the long way round

You can reel me in slowly and surely

But there’s a catch to this deal

It’s not over yet

I get one more spin of the wheel

I promised myself

I would not get trashed again

But the way I’m feeling right now

That promise is going down the drain, yeah

I, I should have known

You were coming and I was gone

I was facing the wrong way

Always taking the long way round