Oh the last bus has gone 
Or maybe I'm wrong 
It just doesn't exist 
And the words that flew 
Between me and you 
I must be crossed off your list 
So I'm walking the long miles home 
I don't mind losing you 
In fact I feel better each step of the way 
In the dark I rehearse all the right things to say 
I'll be home, I'll be sober by break of day 
Walking the long miles home 

Not a soul is around 
As I put more ground 
Between me and you 
And the whole town's asleep 
Or maybe they're deep in the old "voulez vous" 
So I'm walking the long miles home 
And I don't mind losing you 
Got the moon there for company each step of the way 
And the rhythm in my shoes keep the blues all away 
When you ride Shanks's Pony you don't have to pay 
Walking the long miles home 

Oh the party was grand 
But I hadn't quite planned on staying so long 
And while you accused me 
The hours confused me and my friends had all gone 
So I'm walking the long miles home 
And I don't mind losing you 
Ah there's nobody out but the cop on the beat 
He's snoring so loud I don't hear my feet 
I just laugh to myself and move off down the street 
Walking the long miles home 
I'm walking the long miles home 
Oh walking the long miles home