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Well, I came a long way to be here today |
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And I left you so long on this avenue. |
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And here I stand in the strangest land, |
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Not knowing what to say or do. |
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As I gaze around at these strangers in town, |
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I guess the only stranger is me. |
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And I wonder (yes, I wonder), |
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Yes, I wonder, (oh, I wonder) |
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Is this the way life's meant to be. |
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Although it's only a day since I was taken away |
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And left standing here looking in wonder |
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(It's your life, it's your life), |
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Ah, the ground at my feet, maybe it's just the old street, |
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But everything that I know lies under |
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(It's your life, it's your life). |
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And when I see what they've done |
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To this place that was home, |
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Shame is all that I feel. |
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Oh, and I wonder (oh, I wonder), |
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Yes, I wonder (wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder) |
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Is this the way life's meant to be. |
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Too late, too late to cry, the people say, |
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Too late for you, too late for me. |
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You've come so far, now you know everything, my friend |
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(Look and see the wonders of our world). |
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And I wonder (oh, I wonder), |
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Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder) |
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Is this the way life's meant to be. |
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As I wander around this wreck of a town, |
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Where people never speak aloud, |
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With its ivory towers and its plastic flowers, |
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I wish I was back in 1981. |
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Just to see your face instead of this place, |
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Now I know what you mean to me. |
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Ooh, and I wonder (oh, I wonder,), |
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Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder) |
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Is this the way life's meant to be. |
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And I wonder (oh, I wonder), |
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Yes, I wonder, wonder, wonder, wonder |
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Is this the way life's meant to be. |
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Ooh, I wonder, |
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Oh, I wonder, wonder, wonder |
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Is this the way life's meant to be. |
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Oh, oh, is this the way life's meant to be? |
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Mmm-mmm, is this the way life's meant to be? |
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I wanna know now |
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Is this the way life's meant to be. |
