We hope and yes we dreamed
Of rock and roll and laser beams
We walked the line of in between
With drawn on eyes and jacked up schemes

We stepped through fire and chewed the ice
Drank cherry bombs and nuclear waste
We floated up on moats of air
And told the world we didn't care

I plagiarized with measured grace
The Thin White Duke's sweet porcelain face
My only hope from time and space
To put a smile upon his face

This one danced the pony
while that one drove the car
This one's dealing angels
and that was the old days
People on the dance floor
like cuckoos in a cage
Waiting to be famous
and New Wave paved the way

While walking on the 50 yard
I took the time to write this song
Of days of old and sparkling past
A rock star's life will never last
So come on kids - Live it up
For dreams still living in our hearts
So rock the walls of Jericho
A new religion's 'bout to blow

This one danced the pony
while that one drove the car
This one's dealing angels
and that was the old days
People on the dance floor
like cuckoos in a cage
Waiting to be famous
and New Wave paved the way

People on the dance floor
like cuckoos in a cage
Waiting to be famous
and that was the old days