I Like Nightmares

I like nightmaresI like being witlessWatch for the newsflashCool eyewitnessEighty one, eighty two, eighty three, it's happeningGotta be a fucking fool to blame TV, don't get trapped inIf you're lucky be the same as meI like nightmares, yes I doThere's a simple way to die they call it newsThere's a simple way to fly they call it boozeThere's an easy quiet escape just sleep and cruiseIt's justifiable rape they say you chooseI like nightmaresI like feeling chick lessFlicking my lighterWatching life flit westEighty one, eighty two, eighty three, it's happeningCan we afford to strike three, don't trust the captainHe's just a boy like meAnd I like nightmares, yes I doThere's a common way to weep they say just smokeYou can cry yourself to sleep they say just tokeThere's a path that never fails you can't get lostDon't need roads, you're on rails I'll pay the costAnd I like nightmares, yes I doWe were wasted, but you're only waylaid onceWhat we tasted was a voucher bag and lunchWe robbed their bank and we took their goldAnd our lies in the tank must've sounded oldBut we pleadedI said, "Your honour, we're not chumpsAfter all, we only did it once!"We like nightmaresThey test our fitnessA full can of goulashA taint in the mid-westEighty one, eighty two, eighty three, it's happeningNothing floats interest free, don't care what it's wrapped inYou could be abreast like meAnd I like nightmares, yes I doI like nightmares