Staying up 'til 5, trying to put the world to rights
Another night spent getting off your head
No corner left to turn and no Troy for you to burn
Well it's one more footstep closer to the edge
But you wait and you wait and you hope and you pray
And long for the day, a day that will never come
And you watch as your faith in the
world dissipates and washes away
So you drink until you're numb

Over the turnpikes, tenements and tower blocks
Over the penthouses, palaces and pound shops
Tonight, we will fly
Over the freeways, everglades and overpass
Over the crack dens, collieries and cattle cars
Tonight, you and I

Run, run, run away from this place
Don't look back, don't be afraid
Run away from this town
Don't look back, don't turn around
Run, run, run away from this place
Don't look back, don't be afraid
Run away from this town
Don't look back, don't turn around

Waking up at 6, crying into your Weetabix
Another day of drowning in the red
As frogs drop from the skies
so the scales fall from your eyes
Eat, sleep, fuck, shit and work and then you're dead
But you wait and you wait and you get yourself straight
You toil and you slave for a day that will never come
And you save and you save, you obey and behave
And plan your escape, 'til you're brave enough to jump

Over the barracks, the bodegas and boulevards
Over the silos, sanatoriums and cinemas
Tonight, we will fly
Over the allotments, the alleyways and abattoirs
Over the warships, the windmills and waterparks
Tonight, you and I

Run, run, run away from this place
Don't look back, don't be afraid
Run away from this town
Don't look back, don't turn around
Run, run, run away from this place
Don't look back, don't be afraid
Run away from this town
Don't look back, don't turn around

One of these days you'll get to where you gotta go
God knows, God knows you're gonna
One of these days I know, I know
'Cause when you gotta go, you gotta go, you gotta

One of these days you'll get to where you gotta go
God knows, God knows you're gonna
One of these days I know, I know
'Cause when you gotta go, you gotta go, you gotta

One of these days you'll get to where you gotta go
(Run, run, run away)
God knows, God knows you're gonna
(Don't look back, don't be afraid)
One of these days I know, I know
(Run away)
'Cause when you gotta go, you gotta go, you gotta
(Don't look back, don't turn around)

One of these days you'll get to where you gotta go
(Run, run, run away)
God knows, God knows you're gonna
(Don't look back, don't be afraid)
One of these days I know, I know
(Run away)
'Cause when you gotta go, you gotta go, you gotta
(Don't look back, no, you gotta go)

'Cause when you gotta go, you gotta go, you gotta
'Cause when you gotta go, well god knows you gotta

Over the turnpikes, tenements and tower blocks
Over the penthouses, palaces and power plants
Over the crack dens, collieries and carparks
(when you gotta go, well god knows you gotta)
Over the barracks, the bodegas and boulevards
Over the silos, sanatoriums and cinemas
Over the gables, the garrisons and graveyards
(when you gotta go, you gotta go, you gotta)