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)
  Yes, I wonder (oh, 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
  (It's your life, it's your life)
  Ah, the ground at my feet,
  maybe it's just the old street
  But everything that I know lies under
  (It's your life, it's your life)
  And when I see what they've done
  To this place that was home
  Shame is all that I feel
  Oh, and I wonder (oh, I wonder)
  Yes, I wonder (wonder, wonder, wonder, 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
  Look and see the wonders of our world...
  
  And I wonder (oh, I wonder)
  Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder)
  Is this the way life's meant to be?
  
  As I wander around this wreck of a town
  Where people never speak aloud
  With its ivory towers and its 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 (oh, I wonder)
  Yes, I wonder (yes, I wonder)
  Is this the way life's meant to be?
  
  And I wonder (oh, I wonder)
  Yes, I wonder, wonder, wonder,
  Is this the way life's meant to be?
  Ooohh, I wonder
  Oh, I wonder, wonder, wonder
  Is this the way life's meant to be?
  Oh, is this the way life's meant to be?
  Mmmmm, is this the way life's meant to be?
  I wanna know now
  Is this the way life's meant to be?