5 Seconds of Summer

Released: December 15, 2014

Songwriter: Alex Gaskarth John Feldmann Michael Clifford Ashton Irwin

Producer: 5 Seconds of Summer John Feldmann

[Intro: Calum, Michael & Luke]
This next song
This next song
This next song is called Psycho Social
Nah, I’m kidding
Um this next song, it’s a very special song of ours
We wrote it with Mr. Alex Gaskarth
And um, this next song Calum
It’s not about taking the short way home
Oh God, what? I had a good, I had a good lead up
And you just, you wrecked it
I’m a ruiner, I ruin things
You wreck everything
I ruined it for you
Alright you introduce it
Alright, so this first part I’m gonna need everyone in this room
To sing with me, if that’s okay?
Sing with him
Cause I can’t sing very well

[Intro: Luke & Ashton]
So we’re taking the long way home
Cause I don’t wanna be wasting my time alone, take it away
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you, talking ‘bout nothing, yeah whatever, babe
So we’re taking the long way home
Alright
Tonight

[Verse 1: Luke]
Take me back to the middle of nowhere, back to the place only you and I share
Remember all the memories? The fireflies and make-believe
Kicking back in the old school yard, singing songs on our guitars
This is our reality, crazy stupid, you and me

[Pre-Chorus: Luke]
We know this is the way it’s supposed to be

[Chorus: All & Luke]
So we’re taking the long way home
Cause I don’t wanna be wasting my time alone
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you, talking ‘bout nothing, yeah whatever, babe
So we’re taking the long way home tonight
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
We’re taking the long way home
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 2: Michael]
Now we’re stuck in the middle of nowhere, yeah you know we took our time to get there
We’re hiding out in a dream, catching fire like kerosene
And you know I’d never let you down ‘til the sun comes up, we can own this town
Something like make-believe living in a, what?

[Pre-Chorus: Michael & Ashton]
We know this is the way it’s supposed to be
LA

[Chorus: All]
So we’re taking the long way home
Cause I don’t wanna be wasting my time alone
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you, talking ‘bout nothing, yeah whatever, babe
So we’re taking the long way home

[Bridge: Calum]
Hitting every red light, kissing at the stop signs, darling
Green Day’s on the radio
And everything is alright, now we’re turning off the headlights, darling
We’re just taking it slow

[Chorus: All & Luke]
So we’re taking the long way home
Cause I don’t wanna be wasting my time alone
I wanna get lost and drive forever with you, talking ‘bout nothing, yeah whatever, babe
So we’re taking the long way home

[Bridge: Calum]
Hitting every red light, kissing at the stop signs, darling
Green Day’s on the radio
And everything is alright, now we’re turning off the headlights, darling
We’re just taking it slow

[Outro: Luke]
We’re taking the long way home
We’re taking the long way home
We’re taking the long way home

5 Seconds of Summer is an Australian pop-punk band composed of Luke Hemmings, Calum Hood, Ashton Irwin, and Michael Clifford. They formed in 2011 and rose to international fame when One Direction found their covers of songs on YouTube in 2013. Shortly afterwards, they released their award winning single “She Looks So Perfect.”

Their first EP, Somewhere New, was released December 7th, 2012, and featured “Unpredictable,” “Out of My Limit,” “Beside You,” and “Gotta Get Out”.

The band’s self-titled debut studio album was released June 27th, 2014. “She Looks So Perfect,” “Don’t Stop,” “Amnesia,” and “Good Girls” were released as singles, each earning a music video. “Beside You” was remastered and put on the album.

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