Actually it isn't really about trading your life for drugs. This song is about wanting to have fun and live life on the edge instead of following the same daily routine as everyone else and pretending that we are a part of society. I think it gives a more positive outlook on life and tells us not to waste our lives working, but to instead go out and have some fun, make our lives interesting, have s**, and experiment with drugs, which isn't always a bad thing ;)