well I wish every day was a Friday night
  with a long weekend straight ahead
  and we all lived in shining castles
  and there was no such word as dead
  but reality's harsh and we're all going to die
  no one's come back lately to tell us otherwise
  so grin and bear it and enjoy what you can
  cause too many castles are built out of sand
  and there's never enough to go around anyway
  i'm far and away
  you spend so many nights wishing on a star
  til a cold wind reminds you that you're just right where you are
  you try to avoid it, focus on what's real
  but when the dollar is king, it's hard not to kneel
  and we all live life wanting more and more
  everyone's a player and everyone keeps score
  and television with one-way vision
  shows you all the things that you haven't got
  i'm far and away
  you can't sound the retreat
  when it's out in the street
  it's all around you, it's everywhere you go