With a coat hanger for an antenna Reception won't get any better The rain's coming down and the wipers keep time It's easy if we don't panic Without calling Satan's mechanic We'll get there fast ignoring all of the signs Well, if we leave this crazy town 500 miles 'fore the sun goes down I'll know we're there by the look in your eyes Quit this excuse for a life You can't live your life by the letter And numbers don't make it much better The glittering prize will lose its shine every time With a coat hanger for an antenna Reception can only get better We'll drop them a line, to the world a short note Is all they wrote Well, if we leave this crazy town 500 miles 'fore the sun goes down I'll know we're there by the look in your eyes Leave all our troubles behind Quit this excuse for a life This ain't just fantasy This is just you and me I might be dreaming now But I think I know you If we leave this crazy town, oh, yeah, yeah ♪ I'll know we're there by the look in your eyes If we leave this crazy town There's a moon coming up as the sun goes down I'll know we're there by the look in your eyes Quit this excuse for a life Leave all our troubles behind Quit this excuse for a life Quit this excuse for a life Quit this excuse for a life Quit this excuse for a life