[Chorus]
When it’s too late for sorries
And the well has run dry
And you’ve heard all the stories way too many times
When there’s no more excuses
And you’re living on a lie
And you don’t care what the truth is and both your hands are tied
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round, long way ‘round

[Verse 1]
If you wanna do things the hard way then I’ll let you
It’s easier for me to watch you struggle than it is for me to forget you
If you wanna do it all tonight then that’s fine, just give me the word and piece of your mind
I’m over it now and you’re no longer mine
Just promise me after you’re done it’s goodbye for real cause girl, you been stickin’ around
It ain’t a mystery now
You should be missin’ me now
I am ready to go and make history now
And I don’t have a minute to spare for you bitches, we’re over, I’m finished with all of that now
Don’t lose my number, just keep it and call it so I can ignore you when company’s ‘round

[Pre-Chorus]
Lord knows
Lord knows I needed you, lord knows you broke me down
Lord knows I needed to regain my ground
Lord knows I needed you, lord knows you laid me down
Lord knows I needed to regain my ground
[Chorus]
When it’s too late for sorries
And the well has run dry
And you’ve heard all the stories way too many times
When there’s no more excuses
And you’re living on a lie
And you don’t care what the truth is and both your hands are tied
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round, long way ‘round

[Verse 2]
I’ll take the long way around and admire the view
I’ll take the long way around and reflect on my roots
I’ll the long way around and neglect helping you
While you do it the hard way with nothing to lose
But everything true in your pride and your youth
Now that I’m gone you ain’t got shit but your nylons
And those pylons that you swerve around while you drive home from some guys home
Stuck inside the mud girl what the fuck you doin?
I told you that would happen, you been actin’ stupid
Stuck inside the mud girl what the fuck you doin?
What the fuck you doin?
What the fuck you doin?
I told you that would happen, you been actin’ stupid
[Chorus]
When it’s too late for sorries
And the well has run dry
And you’ve heard all the stories way too many times
When there’s no more excuses
And you’re living on a lie
And you don’t care what the truth is and both your hands are tied
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round, long way ‘round

[Outro]
When it’s too late for sorries
And the well has run dry
And you’ve heard all the stories way too many times
When there’s no more excuses
And you’re living on a lie
And you don’t care what the truth is and both your hands are tied
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round
I’ll take the long way ‘round, long way ‘round