writers: leo sayer & les davidson

rambling ´round your city streets
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