Like every night I'm cruising down
The soaking streets of my hometown
Lightning strikes, a deep blue light
Looking for a place to hide
I found my way inside

Centerstage, among the extras
And just like that
A subtle faint, surprising act
The heroine falls back into my arms again

A monster score, a million seller
And a thousand 'diddley' chops
The timing's right, it couldn't be better
It took me to the top
And I just can't stop

Somewhere in this theater I found a place to sleep
Down in the backseat, dreaming off the blues I made my home

I'm sweating out a nightmare
I'm not living on Elm Street
But now and then this Freddie type
Steps right out of the screen
What a scene

I'm breathing in Pacific
Sails dance too rough
But way out on the ocean
There's an island in the sun
Harry sung

Drowned in lust in a hollow dream
When the needle hits the vein
I threw up in a garbage can
And washed my mouth with rain
What a crying shame

The smell of stale rubber
Falling in and out of love again
It must have been a dozen times
But it never fails to end and start again