I see the way you make men smile They should run for a thousand miles When pure desperation drives a nation Makes a young boy turn wild I need help when I know I don't I could quit but I know I won't When pure sensation drives a nation Makes a young man turn wild I blur through this maniac wild-eyed town Throw the first punch but I hit the ground Takes twenty minutes to bring me around Lift me up, Lift me up, Lift me up You say life is much too brief Then you steal mine like a common thief When your every expression fuels suppression Drives a young man so wild I need help when I know I don't I could quit but I know I won't When sheer desperation drives a nation Makes a young boy turn wild I searched for release but you shot me down Wanted to shout but you killed the sound Sought out the thrill but you calmed me down Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up