Miles Away Lyrics - Singles - Howard Lawrence

Give yourself a glimpse of the new world order 

Come in then lock the gates 

I'm the fat cat in charge 

Who lets the inmates date the guards 

You're gonna run em out when it's too late 

Cover your eyes... 

This may not be a pleasant thing to watch 

Never thought I'd find religion here 

But got hooked on single malt Scotch 

How do we survive? 

We haven't found the secret yet 

Chasing friends online is all we know 

And to really get creative we beat ourselves senseless 

Why don't we just pack our bags and go? 

Gotta get to the airport 

22 miles to catch that plane 

If the shadow jumps that wall again 

I might just go insane 

The end of what I love is near 

Who can fly this bird with broken wings? 

Across the pond they're betting against 

The next savant that we crowned king 

Dark circles frame his eyes 

Uploads the database that tracks his known failures 

When friends arrive he polishes his act 

The change is subtle-otherwise he cracks 

He swears he's safe but shrinks from reality 

Why won't he expose his self-loathing malady? 

We're running in place here 

Wasting all these gifts to make ends meet 

No wonder we're lost 

This brilliant master plan was never even our idea 

But we subsidize its cost 

You can bring your dog to see me 

But don't expect to rid him of his fleas 

We buff the patient's chart here 

His treatment just might trigger a new disease 

What passes here for breaking news 

Just teaches kids to hate our views 

Whaddawe expect them to do? 

Hurry up already 

We're tryin to hold steady 

The more they fear the less we beg 

So let's just blow the powder keg 

Gotta get to the airport 

22 miles to catch that plane 

If the shadow creeps outside again 

We'll all end up insane 

The noise is growing louder now 

She can't maneuver in reverse 

The rocks are bubbling underground 

Pick up the phone and call the head nurse please!