We were polishing our school shoes   And listening to the radio   And wondering where time would go   And if it would take us along   And thinking of assassinating   Presidents or movie stars   Go high or low, don't go at all   They'll make it worth your while to fall   But you and I just travelling   On some road to down below   They tell me that the only way   To get to heaven is through hell   So why don't we make a stop   At the petrol station for some coffee   Muse about the time when we were young   And when we thought we knew it all      I don't want to be a martyr for your cause      We were breaking into houses   And stealing television sets   And lying in hospital beds   Regretting all those cigarettes   Don't tell me how to live my life   You know I'm just gonna wind up dead   Look up there at the UFO's    They're coming down to save us   From the boredom of the planet earth   The strip clubs and the Sunday Service   Flush it all down the drain   It's not worth saving anyway   So why don't we go outside   The music in here is too loud   We'll talk and share a bottle   And maybe we'll start falling for...      I don't want to be a martyr for your cause      Let's just go, to where I don't know   There must be a place where we   Can laugh and cry and start a fight   Come on let's go, let's leave behind that load   There must be a place where we can feel   Like we're alive      We were blowing off our dates    To save the world from domination   But if we could all be superman   Then World War 3 is a competition   If only we could outrun    All the gunslingers and politicians   Rob a bank, and make a break   And drive our getaway car   Until memories all catch up with us   Tie us down, and wait for backup   If you could take my handcuffs off   Then I would wash away your makeup   Why don't we plead guilty to our dreams   And our convictions   If there's anything worth living for   It's not to be a victim anymore      I don't want to be a martyr for your cause