[Verse 1]
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

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
Yeah, I should have known
Which way the wind was blowin'
I was facing the wrong way
Always taking the long way round
[Post-Chorus]
Never looking the right way
Always going the wrong way
Always taking the long way round

[Synth Solo]
[Guitar Solo]
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah

[Post-Chorus]
Never looking the right way
Always going the wrong way
Always taking the long way round

[Verse 3]
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
[Chorus]
I, I should have known
You were coming and I was gone
I was facing the wrong way
Always taking the long way round

[Instrumental Outro]