Wish I was going some place tropical Wish I was going to Portugal I wanna walk the streets of Oporto I wanna be someone that I don't know Floating blind in a highway bed Sleep-speeding towards oblivion Lay me down in a sea of dreams Take me away from where I've been Obelisk overlooking the Dirty rivers smells, chemical-sweet Sun shines down on Glasgow greens I feel the future coming fast towards me Northern soul on a midnight boat Play the slots, hope to win your wants I'm thinking about jumping overboard I'd take you with me everywhere I go Cross your days off a calendar map How long you been gone? How long you got left? Only a fool would live their life like that Only a fool would live their life like that Cross your days off a calendar map How long you been gone? How long you got left? Only a fool would live their life like that Only a fool would live their life like that Waste your days counting what you've got left What you should have had, and what you'll never get back Waste your days counting what you've got left What you should have had, and what you'll never get back Only a fool would live their life like that