I've got a train drivin' through my head  Got a fever burnin' in my bed  If my telephone's ringin', somebody's dead on the line  I'm gettin' mad I'm gettin' pissed  I can't handle much more of this  Everybody sets me off, man, I'm walkin' on ice  I need something strong to pull me through  I've got to find a way to kick these blues  It's that cold in the night and I've got blood in my eyes  I say 54/40 or fight    I've go a queesy feelin' in my guts  Can't you see that I've had enough  Everybody sets me off, man, I'm over the edge  I've got a time-bomb tickin' inside  Fire burnin' in my eyes  No where to hide and no where to turn  I've got a needle deep down in my soul  I've got nerves goin' out of control  My adrenalin's pumpin' and I-m ready to burst  I say 54/40 or fight    I've got a rocket trail in my mind  I've got a feelin' that I haven't much time  I've got a time-bomb tickin' with nowhere to turn  Now these restraints that you're puttin' on me  The dealin' with society  This - the final approach, is my cause for alarm  So don't tell me what I was before  Or expect me to be something more  I'm on the defense and I'm over the line  I say 54/40 or fight