[Verse 1]
Chasin' the sunset, headed west
Leavin' behind a girl, think it's for the best
Tryin' to forget, what a mess
Feelin' my forehead burn, feel her in my chest

Cuz she was someone who loves the city
More than she could ever love me
And she was what I thought I was missing
She misses everything but me

[Chorus]
I'm a mile high (mile high, mile high)
But I've never felt so low
So now I'm (now I'm, now I'm)
Lookin' out the window
At the night sky (night sky, night sky)
And the clouds below
Wish you were mine (wish you were mine, wish you were mine)
But you'll never know (never know, no you'll never know, never know, no you'll never know)

[Verse 2]
Flight attendant gives me a water
Says that I don't look too well, do I need a doctor?
"I'll be fine, ma'am" I smile and say
"but could you ask the pilot to turn around the plane?"
"And take me back to the girl from the city
'cause I forgot to tell her how she looks so pretty
In the glow of the streetlights when I had her with me
Don't know if I'll ever get the chance, it's a pity"

[Chorus]
I'm a mile high (mile high, mile high)
But I've never felt so low
So now I'm (now I'm, now I'm)
Lookin' out the window
At the night sky (night sky, night sky)
And the clouds below
Wish you were mine (wish you were mine, wish you were mine)
But you'll never know (never know, no you'll never know, never know, no you'll never know)

[Bridge]
Landin' back in Omaha I pretend to know it all
And tell my friends the protocol of living in the city
Skyscrapers that grow too tall, subway trains, and concert halls
But I never mention you at all, no girl from the city, yeah, oooh

[Chorus]
I'm a mile high (mile high, mile high)
So now I'm (now I'm, now I'm)
Lookin' out the window
Am looking out the window
Oh, at the night sky (night sky, night sky)
And the clouds below
Wish you were mine, ooh (wish you were mine, wish you were mine)
But you'll never know (no you'll never know, no you'll never know)