[Verse 1] You can scream like a banshee and still nothing comes You can buy a hot 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 [Chorus] I'm ready for the high life A kiss without a fistfight 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 [Verse 2] Maybe Gеneration X are the chosеn 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 to when we come apart I'll say it all again, I am ready for the high [Chorus] I'm ready for the high life A kiss without a fistfight 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 [Instrumental Break] [Chorus] I'm ready for the high life A kiss without a fistfight 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) [Outro] I am ready for the high