(High, high, 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 wanna stay I always think in extremes, I should be thinking moon beams I should be pulling you close to me and not explaining why I am ready for the high (High, 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 wanna stay I always think in extremes, I should be thinking moon beams 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 wanna stay I always think in extremes, I should be thinking moon beams I should be pulling you close to me and not explaining why I am ready for the high (High, high, high) I am ready for the high (High, high, high) I am ready for the high