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  [bad word] 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, 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?