this is the boy who burns the books this is the way he always looks this is the boy who smashed his car this is the boy who went too far washed his eyes with yellow soap he stole his daddy's microscope all alone or in a crowd never say his name aloud now he wants to know your unit's name where you go and whence you came he's the mecha-mania boy this is the boy who never goes slow he is the one who destroys his young (oh no everybody got a new way to go) all alone or on the telephone he knows the time you spend at home (oh no never say i didn't tell you so) washed his hands of his daddy's fate he put himself in an alternate state in a crowd or all alone no one's laughing anymore