[Verse 1]
Stuck in this town where nobody understands me
I don't fit in, but I pretend like I'm happy
I smoke too much just to escape my reality
Disappoint my family, I'm as lost as I can be
I don't know how everyone is so comfortable
Doin' everything they're told, fit right into the mold
Pray I find a way out, 'cause it's killin' me inside
Yeah, I don't belong here, yeah
[Chorus]
I'm just wasting my time, learnin' my lesson the hard way
Walkin' on a thin line and I don't care if it's lonely
'Cause all of my friends are settling down
I don't wanna go home, I wanna stay out
I'll be doin' alright, I'm fine with taking the long way, oh
[Verse 2]
I don't feel set up for the life that I've been given
Can't work no nine to five, I feel like I'm in prison
Havin' sex, depressed, drink myself to death
Runnin' circles every night, I'm just tryna feel alive
Don't wanna become everything I hate the most
Pray that I can stay afloat, 'fore I turn into a ghost
Gotta be a way out, I just wish I had the time
'Cause I don't belong here, yeah
[Chorus]
I'm just wasting my time, learnin' my lesson the hard way
Walkin' on a thin line and I don't care if it's lonely
'Cause all of my friends are settling down
I don't wanna go home, I wanna stay out
I'll be doin' alright, I'm fine with taking the long way, oh
[Instrumental Bridge]
Ooh, ooh (The long way)
Ooh, ooh (Lonely)
[Outro]
'Cause all of my friends are settling down
I don't wanna go home, I wanna stay out
Ooh, ooh, the long way
the long way was written by benny mayne.
the long way was produced by Zailor & benny mayne.
benny mayne released the long way on Thu Oct 20 2022.