The Way Life`s Meant To Be — текст песни (Electric Light Orchestra)

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