Valium smiles and silicon soul
Hanging by a thread on the velvet rope
Help yourself to the good life while it’s free
Come with a dream and you come undone
If you’re not rich then you better be young
What a beautiful mess i let you make of me
Can i get a foothold
Can i get a ride home
Am i gonna leave alone, no no no
Walking through the fire
Drowning by desire
Trying to get higher, higher
Whoohoo–everybody running, everybody wanna be
Cool–trying to make a dollar, drunk on the water and
Whoohoo–beg, steal or borrow, feeling it tomorrow and
Whoohoo–we’re just trying to get higher
It’s hard to say no in this part of the world
Nobody prays for a spiritual girl
They wear the fake pearls and they shake it like a tambourine
Trouble can look like angels here
Mother Theresa buys you beer
Oh i just can’t bring myself to leave
Can i get a foothold
Can i get a ride home
Am i gonna leave alone, no no no
Walking through the fire
Drowning by desire
Trying to get higher, higher
Whoohoo–everybody running, everybody wanna be
Cool–trying to make a dollar, drunk on the water and
Whoohoo–beg, steal or borrow, feeling it tomorrow and
Whoohoo–we’re just trying to get higher
Can i get a slow dance
Outta this quicksand
Can i get an amen—amen