Ready for the High

You can scream like a banshee and still nothing comes You can buy a heart balloon and watch the sky grow dull I've said it all before, I am ready for the high 'Cause nothing works worse than the weekend fix I put the money in the slots and then they fell to bits I've said it all before, I am ready for the high I'm ready for the high life A kiss without a fist fight A bang without the dynamite A place I want to stay I always think in extremes I should be thinking moonbeams I should be pulling you close to me And not explaining why I am ready for the high Maybe Generation X are the chosen ones They've got everything they need beneath their aching thumbs I'll say it all again, I am ready for the high Because underneath the low there's a lower part A place I only like to go when we come apart I'll say it all again, I am ready for the high I'm ready for the high life A kiss without a fist fight A bang without the dynamite A place I want to stay I always think in extremes I should be thinking moonbeams I should be pulling you close to me And not explaining why I am ready for the high I am ready for the high I'm ready for the high life A kiss without a fist fight A bang without the dynamite A place I want to stay I always think in extremes I should be thinking moonbeams I should be pulling you close to me And not explaining why I am ready for the high (I am ready for the high) I am ready for the high