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