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