Just a step onto the street An uncomfortable heat Rattlers at your feet In running town Helter skelter, all a-swelter The impetus is seething In running town A thousand curses Full speed ahead, full speed ahead Lockjaw aggression And buzzing imitations Deride the friendly martian In running town Helter skelter, all a-swelter The impetus is seething In running town A thousand curses Full speed ahead Oh, full speed ahead If you gaze into her face She'll come back and drown All refugees in the sea Of running town A thousand curses Full speed ahead, full speed ahead Laughter rebounds And strangles that sound In running town