[Verse 1]

Reconnaissance on the corner

In the old world not so far

First we took an aeroplane

Then a boat to Zanzibar

Queen cracking on the blaster

And Mercury did rise

Came along where we all belonged

You were yours and I was mine

Yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

Had to quick escape

Had to quick escape

Had to quick escape

Had

[Verse 2]

Crossed the border to Morocco

Kashmir then Marrakech

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

[Chorus]

Had to quick escape

Had to quick escape

Had to quick escape

[Bridge]

And here we are, the red planet

Craters across the skyline

A sleep sack in a bivouac

And a Kerouac sense of time

And we think about the old days

Of green grass, sky and red wine

Should've known so fragile

And avoided this one-way flight

[Chorus]

Had to quick escape

Had to quick escape

Had to quick escape

Had