That time when we were crossin´ the Atlantic
The moment now we reached the middle
You turned to me and said something romantic
"I´ve won the race and you´re the medal"
And all the ocean liners we were passing
Are nothing on a selling whistle
And as the waves were rolling we were dancing
Like we had enough to lose a little

So sure we were contenders
So strong and willing to fight

But it´s a long way down
when you´re far from the ground
And I´ve been falling most of my life
And though the sunshine´s on
even after you´re gone
I feel sorry for the wasted light
Wasted light

Spill off the port into a crowded mainstream
Looking for somewhere to settle
Soon enough we´re lost inside the mystery
We´ll be strangers before night settle
With so much to say we´ve said too little

Back then we were pretenders
So young and ready to fight

Oh
But it´s a long way down
when you´re far from the ground
And I´ve been falling most of my life
And though the sunshine´s on
even after you´re gone
I feel sorry for the wasted light
I feel sorry for the wasted light

Ouh
It´s a long way down
when you´re far from the ground
I´ve been falling most of my life
And though the clock ticks on even after you´re gone
I´m just shaking hands with wasted time
I´m still praying you come home one night

Ooh
It´s a long way down
When you´re far from ground
And though the sunshine´s on
even after you´re gone
I feel sorry for the wasted light
I´m still praying you come home one night

So here I am crossing the Atlantic
Maybe see you at the middle