My God this town needs a shakedown 
Any more I'll be having a breakdown 
Working for the weekend [bad word] around 
And when they do there's still nothing going down 
Cos I've been thinking about taking a holiday 
Nowhere special some sun and a place to stay 
All I know is I've got to get away 
Won't make it just living day to day 

Cause I've been thinking about a thousand different things 
and every time I try to think I realise it doesn't matter to me 

That's no way for someone to go 
I don't have to tell you, you should know 
And these days I think it's time that you let go 
You're staring out of your window 
Onto the wasteland down below 
Maybe that was the way it was meant to be 
But you know that will never be me 

My girl she moved to the city 
Dope messed her up she don't look so pretty 
I only see her every now and then these days 
And when I do we ain't got so much to say 
She said she'd never be a wasted hippy girl 
Too much to lose so little time to change the world 
Would not believe it only I was there that night 
Passed out on the floor fighting for her life 

Cause I've been thinking about a thousand different things 
and every time I try to think I realise it doesn't matter to me 

That's no way for someone to go 
I don't have to tell you, you should know 
And these days I think it's time that you let go 
You're staring out of your window 
Onto the wasteland down below 
Maybe that was the way it was meant to be 
But you know that will never be me 

Now I'm watching [bad word] on the TV 
What did I do before she used to call round to me 
And I know this is getting out of hand 
I tried [bad word] when I knew I could hardly stand 

Cause I've been thinking about a thousand different things 
and every time I try to think I realise it doesn't matter to me 

That's no way for someone to go 
I don't have to tell you, you should know 
And these days I think it's time that you let go 
You're staring out of your window 
Onto the wasteland down below 
Maybe that was the way it was meant to be 
But you know that will never be me