Well, it was punk - fifteen in the morning    And it was time    To stand my ground    And as the gawks and stares bombarded me    You know, I didn't even    Hear a sound    No one gave a damn    If I was there or away    If I died and went to hell,    They'd throw a party on my grave    And they'd all say,    "this kid is just a fool, he'll never be cool,    They might as well just ship him off    To some other school"    Plain destitute    Just a little too guilty, just a little too soon       But that day was just like any other day   No work, and no pay    I knew that paradise was some other place    And I'd get there another day    I will find it before I expire    Cuz I've got the desire       Well, it was punk - fifteen in the evening    And it was time to set the town on fire    I saw my boots and my hair,    As reflected in the mirror,    Reveal a streetkid named desire    I didn't give a damn    Because I was just dying to be    And as the hollywood street scene    Left its mark on me    I changed from a boy into a man    I said "never again!"    I stuck out my chin when I should have ran    Shit in the fan    I was driven so hard    By the sound of my heart       But that day was just like any other day   No work, and no pay   I knew that paradise was some other place   And I'd get there another day    I will find it before I expire    Cuz I've got the desire       When the walls surround    In deeper shades of blue    And there's no voice of reason inside you    And you search for meaning    On an empty shelf    Then you're always dreaming    Of somewhere else       Today is just like any other day    No fear, no restraint    I know that paradise is some other place    And I will get there another day    You can come with me,    No conditions or fares    Somehow, somewhere,    I will find it before I expire,    Cause I've got the desire    Let's go