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
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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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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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Ooohh, 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, is this the way life's meant to be?
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Mmmmm, 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?
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The Way Life's Meant To Be
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| Electric Light Orchestra |
