Alright I'm on 
Johnson Avenue in 
San Luis Obispo
And I'm five years old or six maybe
And indications that there's something wrong with our new house trip down the wire twice daily
I'm in the living room watching the 
Watergate hearings while my stepfather yells at my mother
Launches a glass across the room, straight at her head, and 
I dash upstairs to take cover
Lean in close to my little record player on the floor
So this is what the volume knob's for
I listen to dance music
Dance music
Okay so look 
I'm seventeen years old
And you're the last best thing 
I got going
But then the special secret sickness starts to eat through you
What am I supposed to do? 
No way of knowing
So I follow you down your twisting alleyways
Find a few cul-de-sacs of my own
There's only one place this road ever ends up, and 
I don't wanna die alone
Let me down, let me down, let me down gently
When the police come to get me 
I'm listening to dance music
Dance music