The Human Race is runnin' over me I punch a clock at 9 and 5 Just tryin' to make a livin' A plastic face on satellite TV Says, "Life is filled with give and take" He's takin' and I'm givin' So I dance It's my system of survival (SOS) Hey, I'm dancin' System of survival (SOS) It's a system of survival Future revival Greet the new arrival It's a system of survival Future revival Greet the new arrival At times it's the only way I'm gonna make it through this day Everybody get up Do your dance Keep survivin' Everybody get up Do your dance Stay alive System of survival A city night I walk a street in fear While politicians brag about A paperwork solution
Another life I shed another tear I'm waiting for somebody new To lead the revolution So I dance It's my system of survival (SOS) Hey, I'm dancin' System of survival (SOS) It's a system of survival Future revival Greet the new arrival It's a system of survival Future revival Greet the new arrival Everybody get up Do your dance Keep survivin' Everybody get up Do your dance Stay alive Let's work out Let's work Let's work System of survival System of survival Oooh, yeah, yeah, yeah System of survival SOS, boom boom yeah yeah SOS, yeah, yeah, yeah Send it out, send it out, send it out Send it out, send it out, send it out SOS