Another Life

My future's uncertain
My back starts hurting
As soon as I get out of bed
I listen to the news station
Trouble in the whole nation
Airplane passes by
It's gotta be a mile high
Reminds me that I'm not a bird

But there's a side of me
One part prisoner and one part free
There's only so much any man can be
We all want another life
Another 50 years
To see the outback and the Himalayas
Feel that arctic wind around your ears
We all want another life

I'm picking up my paycheck
How am I gonna make it?
How am I ever getting out of this hole?
Stuck in a timeframe
Caught up in the mundane
I wanna learn dancing
Motorbike riding
Maybe have a kid or two or three

But there's a side of me
One part prisoner and one part free
There's only so much any man can be
We all want another life
Another 50 years
To see the outback and the Himalayas
Feel that arctic wind around your ears
We all want another life

I wanna try acting
White water rafting
Be a total failure
Backpacking in Australia
Learn to play the sitar
Get better on the guitar
Try some illegal substances

But there's a side of me
One part prisoner and one part free
There's only so much any man can be
We all want another life
There's so much to know
So many places that you wanna go
We've hardly got the time
To stop and say hello
We all want another life
Sail the Baltic Sea
Grind an elephant to ten foot three
Walk this land from sea to shining sea
We all want another life