Thought I could but I just can't waitnStarted plannin' for my great escapenWhere I'd live and what I'd leave behindnnMade a list of things I'd have to takenThe things that make me feel like shit, for heavens sakenWho I'd love and who would tow the linennAnd I need younEverybody needs someone like younIf you need me tonYou would be the only thing that I'd takenOn my great escapennI float through this town like a cosmonautnRemindin' me of all the things I haven't gotnLike time and space, a smile on my face and younnAnd I need younEverybody needs someone like younIf you need me tonYou would be the only thing that I'd take with mennMaybe I'll find that my destinationnIs somewhere I already knownAnd you were as far as I ever had to gonnAnd I need youn(Thought I could but I just can't wait)nEverybody needs someone like youn(Started plannin' for my great escape)nnIf you need me ton(Who I'd love and who I'd leave behind)nYou would be the only thing that I'd take with men(Who I'd leave behind)nnI need youn(Who I'd leave behind)nEverybody needs someone like younnIf you need me tonYou would be the only thing that I?d takenOn my great escapenOn my great escape