My Escape

You used to think of me as such a weird young man

With my nose stuck in a book

I will have you know I always had a plan

Right before my eyes, I just didn't know where to look

You would think of me as quite the odd one out

As you pass me in the street

Eyes averted, I would listen carefully

To the sound inside my head

The turning of the wheels

I have travelled light years just to be right where I am

I have drowned in oceans of cold beer in Amsterdam

But as far as I'm concerned, I couldn't be more pleased

To be just me, finally

How are you, Los Angeles?

Hello to my house in the Hollywood Hills

I'll see you all later

I'm going away, I'm leaving for real

How are you, Los Angeles?

Hello to my house in the Hollywood Hills

I'll see you all later

I'm leaving today

You want to know about the time of my escape?

I couldn't tell you if I tried

You would wave when I was on the roof that day

Before it was too late to see if I could fly

I have travelled light years just to be right where I am

I have drowned in oceans of cold beer in Amsterdam

But as far as I'm concerned, I couldn't be more pleased

Just to be inside a dream

How are you, Los Angeles?

Hello to my house in the Hollywood Hills

I'll see you all later

I'm going away, I'm leaving for real

How are you, Los Angeles?

Hello to my house in the Hollywood Hills

I'll see you all later

I'm going away and this time it's for real

My escape

I will miss of course your laughter and your cries

When you put me on the bar

I would dance and sing about the other side

You'll all be sorely missed

But I think I will survive

I will survive

How are you, Los Angeles?

How are you, Los Angeles?

I'll see you all later

I'll see you all later