Buggles — Living in the Plastic Age

[Verse 1] Every day my metal friend Shakes my bed at 6am Then the shiny serving clones Run in with my telephones Talking fast I make a deal Buy the fake and sell what's real What's this pain here in my chest? [Pre-Chorus 1] Maybe I should take a rest [Chorus] They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest And as they drag you through the door They tell you that you've failed the test Living in the... [Verse 2] Living in the plastic age Looking only half my age Hello, doctor, lift my face I wish my skin could stand the pace In the bed I read my mind Remember how the mice were blind I watch them fighting in their cage [Pre-Chorus 2] Could this be the plastic age? [Chorus] They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest And as they drag you through the door They tell you that you've failed the test Living in the... [Post-Chorus] Plastic age Plastic age Plastic age [Chorus] They send the heart police to put you under cardiac arrest And as they drag you through the door They tell you that you've failed the test Living in the... [Outro] Plastic age Plastic age Plastic age [Instrumental]