I feel no earth beneath my feet
 and I feel my life
 is crumbling into, into the sea
 but I can't swim
 three thousand miles
 so all I have is lonely nights
 I'm an englishman
 lost in the usa

 and it's a long way back home
 such a long way back home
 and I'm wondering
 where am I gonna go
 line's dead -- operator's gone
 and now the fear is coming on
 and I hear my love
 wondering where have I gone
 so I'm gambling bucks for pounds
 yeah, but lady luck
 just won't come around
 for an englishman
 who is stuck in the usa

 and it's a long way back home
 such a long way back home
 and I'm wondering
 will I ever get away

 so here I am and there are you
 where wishful thoughts
 don't serve no use
 and all the worrying in the world
 won't pull me through
 so I think of love that
 might have been
 and an airline ticket
 that's like a dream
 for an englishman
 who is lost in the usa

 such a long way back home
 such a long way back home
 and I'm wondering
 will I ever get to go

 and I'm waiting for you
 to take me home