But my pockets, they feel broke
And my lungs ain't fit to smoke
California, there was no gold for me
I tell my mama that I'm sorry
I crawled back to her on both my knees
Gave my daddy a quick phone
Said the boy was coming home
You know it sounded like he'd
You took the long way home to me
oh I looked the wrong way
Blitz and bombs are all that wait
On my way home I thought of
And how happy we had used to be
But I'd find out when I land
Give a love to another man
Why won't you wait around for me
You took the long way home to me
Blitz and bones are all that wait for
Well, three weeks home and I'm arrayed
If I had the money and the balls
I'd pay a man to wring my neck
Through my own pity, I finally see
This world of yours ain't no place for me
You took the long way home to me
Oh, I looked the wrong way
Blitz and bombs are all that break me
You took the long way home back to me
And I looked the wrong way,
oh I looked the wrong way
Bullets and bones are all
