I started feeling blue
Back in 1972
Barefoot in the street
I had patches on my jeans

and high up in the hills
They were nodding out on pills and booze
A æ?»odawful sad affair?
And the lights were there to thrill you

my oh my
We live from time to time
And day by day
Itæ?¯ the modern way
Look at me Iæ?¦ speeding through
Self obsessive
Just like you
We can smile
Oh yeah we can smile

1984
And school was out for summer
I was hot for teacher
Well you should have seen our double feature

started feeling fine
In the winter of 1989
Such an underrated year
But itæ?¯ gone gone gone

my oh my
We live from time to time
And day to day
Itæ?¯ the only way I know
Look at me Iæ?¦ speeding through
A self obsessive just like you
We can dance
We can dance the days away

1999
Itæ?¯ the end of modern time
Thereæ?¯ panic in your eyes
So if you canæ?° get muscles
Then you better get yourself a tan
And be a real man
'cause the heroes that you worshipped
Are all gone gone gone

my oh my
We live from time to time
And day to day
Itæ?¯ the modern way
Look at me Iæ?¦ speeding through
Self obsessed Iæ?¦ just like you
We can dance
We can dance the night away