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   it抯 the modern way   look at me I抦 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 it抯 gone gone gone      my oh my   we live from time to time   and day to day   it抯 the only way I know   look at me I抦 speeding through   a self obsessive just like you   we can dance   we can dance the days away      1999   it抯 the end of modern time   there抯 panic in your eyes   so if you can抰 get muscles    then you better get yourself a tan   and be a real man   cos the heroes that you worshipped   are all gone gone gone      my oh my   we live from time to time   and day to day   it抯 the modern way   look at me I抦 speeding through   self obsessed I抦 just like you   we can dance   we can dance the night away