Did Dexter Holland, an American musician and songwriter for punk rock band The Offspring or Roger Hodgson, an English musician write and sing "Take the Long Way Home"?
Dexter Holland Bryan Keith "Dexter" Holland (born December 29, 1965) is an American musician, best known as the singer, rhythm guitarist, and primary songwriter for the punk rock band The Offspring.
Take the Long Way Home "Take the Long Way Home" is the fourth single and sixth track of Supertramp's 1979 album "Breakfast in America". It was the last song written for the album, being penned during the nine-month recording cycle. According to its composer Roger Hodgson, the song deals with how the desire to go home can go both ways: