Quick Escape

Reconnaissance on the corner In the old world not so far First we took an aeroplane Then a boat to Zanzibar Queen cranking on the blaster And the Mercury did rise Came along where we all belonged You were yours, and I was mine Yeah, yeah Had to quick escape Had to quick escape Had to quick escape Had Crossed the border to Morocco Kashmir to Marrakesh The lengths we had to go to then To find a place Trump hadn't fucked up yet Living life on the back porch Lifting rocks to make a wage Every sunset paid attention to Not a starry night went to waste Had to quick escape Had to quick escape Had to quick escape And here we are, the red planet Craters cross the skyline A sleep sack in a bivouac And a Kerouac sense of time Oh, and we think about the old days Of green grass, sky and red wine Should've known, so fragile Avoided this one-way flight Had to quick escape Had to quick escape Had to quick escape Had