Time and love
There’s so much of it.
So much of it
So much of it.
Time and love
There’s so much of it.
So much of it.

There’s a shining city, Shining on the hill
St Denis lost his head there. He was trying to do God’s will.
The chants of saints and painters, whores and passersby
from an ivory dome still echo off the ceiling of the sky.

Drive me down the Champs d’ Elysee
and drop me off in St Germaine.
Take me the long way home
I’m taking the long way home.

Somewhere there’s a trinket, hanging from a chain.
Someone found it lying in a gutter in the rain.
It used to be John Lennon’s but they will never know
he left it in a taxi in Manhattan long ago.

Drive me down 5th Ave
And just drop me where it suits you.
Take me the long way home.
I’m taking the long way home.

Time and love
There’s so much of it.
So much of it
So much of it.
Time and love
There’s so much of it.
So much of it.

Take me from the Spanish steps.
Drop me where you think is best.
A wish that rode a penny down
is still lying in a fountain now.
A long-forgotten flag will still be planted on a mountain.
Sidewalks don’t really care who
left their footprints on the moon
that’s shining on a night not ending anytime soon.
So, take me the long way home
Take me the long way home
I’m takin’ the long way home