Long Way
J.Y.J. Lyrics

Early in the morning, about a quarter to four
The singer and his girlfriend are leaving their place very early in the morning, around 3:45am.

Me and my girlfriend walkin' out the door
The singer and his girlfriend are walking out of their place and getting ready to head out on a drive.

We're heading for the car and we got right in
The couple reached their car and got in it quickly.

And that's when I noticed the shape she was in
The singer noticed that his girlfriend was in a certain state, but it's unclear exactly what the state is.

She turned to me and said right out
The girlfriend confidently turns to her boyfriend and speaks her mind without hesitation.

Let's steer it awhile, let's steer it about
The girlfriend suggests taking a longer, more scenic route instead of the direct one.

Take the long way home, take the long way home
The girlfriend reiterates her suggestion of taking a longer route back home.

Make this night last
The couple wants to extend their night together as much as possible.

Well we drove down town and up in the woods
The couple start driving, heading to different places, including into wooded areas.

We drove around and around till I understood
The singer drove around in circles for so long that he started to understand what was happening between him and his girlfriend.

I was holding the wheel, she was making out
While the singer was driving, his girlfriend was making out with him in the car.

And all this time I was driving about
The singer was driving without much awareness of where he was going because he was too busy making out with his girlfriend.

She was fondling my hair and hugging my neck
The girlfriend was showing physical affection by fondling the singer's hair and hugging his neck.

And all I was thinking was, oh what the heck
The singer was caught up in the moment and not thinking very clearly.

I was looking in the mirror and to my surprise
The singer used the rearview mirror and saw something surprising or shocking.

There was two big red lights shining in my eyes
The singer saw two red lights reflecting in his eyes, which could be from a cop car or something else.

I pull over and he drove alongside
The singer pulled over and another car drove up next to them, possibly a police car.

And out of his car and up to my right
The person from the other car got out and walked up to the singer's car on the right side.

He looked at her and she looked at him
The stranger looked at the singer's girlfriend and the girlfriend looked back at him.

And the next thing I noticed he got right in
The stranger got into the singer's car, which is odd and unexpected.

Take the long way home, take the long way home
The girlfriend repeats that they should take the longer route home, which is strange given the recent events.

Make this night last
The couple still desires to prolong their night together despite the strange and confusing encounter they just had.

Take the long way home, take the long way home
The song concludes with a final repetition of the refrain urging to take the longer way home.

Take the long way home, take the long way home
A final repetition to end the song.