Creeping through suburban blight In a half-wrecked camper van Another grim and soulless night No sleep until it's over Scanning with the cold blue light Through a moorland made of dust Something's coming plain in sight Is the mission finally over? Never in a million years I dreamed that this could happen, oh no I got the message I heard the faint transmission I got the message Much too late Used to be a an average Joe Playing tapes with Steely Dan One morning I arose to find That everything was over Crawled out through the basement hatch To a wasteland filled with junk Nothing left but burning sand And a memo on the recorder Could I make it to the border? Never in a million years I dreamed that this could happen, oh no I got the message I heard the faint transmission I got the message Much too late I got the message I heard the faint transmission I got the message Much too late Is the mission finally over Is the mission finally over Is the mission finally over I got the message I heard the faint transmission I got the message Much too late I got the message I heard the faint transmission I got the message Much too late I got the message I heard the faint transmission I got the message Much too late