Let's Take the Long Way Around the World

"Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" is a song written by Archie Jordan and Naomi Martin, and recorded by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap. It was released in September 1978 as the second single from the album Only One Love in My Life. "Let's Take the Long Way Around the World" was Ronnie Milsap's eleventh number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent ten weeks on the chart.