They used to tell me that I was just a fool   Dreaming away my time   But they soon found the more they put me down   The more I blocked them from my mind   I used to get my teacher so uptight   He'd always have to ask his questions twice      I'd be a million miles away   Drifting through time and space   I was a million miles away from any place   I was a million miles away   In a world of my own   A million miles away to parts unknown   I'd be gone      My end-of-term reports would always show   I did pretty well at school   But I kept them hid from all the other kids   I didn't want to seem uncool   My homeroom teacher didn't understand   The reason why I never raised my hand      I was a million miles away   In a world of my own   A million miles away in parts unknown   I'd be gone      I've flown across the galaxies   And been to Berkeley Square   I've passed the time with Sophocles   But never left my chair      But I'm a million miles away   Drifting through time and space   A million miles away from any place   A million miles away   I've built a world all my own   A million miles away to parts unknown   I'd be gone   A million miles away