For fifty-five days I've been flying around the world 
Didn't anybody know, didn't anyone suppose 
That my life up here was slowly drifting by 
And all I've got to do is sit and cry  
The Earth is so clear and it's simply a reach away 
I just had to laugh today but the news it seemed to say 
That my life once full was surely running dry 
I prayed a while but then I had to cry  
 
Look in my eyes - I know 
That man is surely just a man 
It's no surprise - I know 
The road is far too long 
And life too short to carry on  
 
For fifty-five days I've been flying around the world 
Here in syncopated time, while my tangled web of rhyme 
Dangles aimlessly, time drips slowly by 
And all I've got to do is sit and cry  
 
Look in my eyes - I know 
That man is surely just a man 
It's no surprise - I know 
The road is far too long 
And life too short to carry on