(Had to survive, livin' in the light Have to stay alive, livin' in the light Have to survive Livin' in the light) Hold the beat, stop the beat, drop the beat Children of nature From another culture Had to survive Livin' in the light Stolen from the center (Of the world) Untimely departure Somehow survived Livin' in the light (Had to survive, livin' in the light Have to stay alive, livin' in the light Had to survive Livin' in the light) Rootical subculture Oh, the sound of the street dub-vendor Knew you had to survive Livin' in the light Beautiful yet scattered Through it all your spirit never shattered Glad to stay alive Livin' in the light (Oh) (Had to survive) Oh, I, I, I (Livin' in the light), I, I (Have to stay alive, livin' in the light) Ohohohohoh (Had to survive) Yes, in a light (Livin' in the light) So bright, had to guide you home (Have to survive, livin' in the light) Children of nature (Have to stay alive, livin' in the light) Livin' in the light, yes
(Had to survive) Had to survive (Livin' in the light) I, I, I, I, I There's ways we can sometimes turn our wrong to right (Aha) But some things we can never change Things can be so fine Livin' in the light (Hold the beat, stop the beat) (Oh) (Drop the beat) To those who know what I mean And those who don't, I'll tell you Follow good feeling through And let the superficial pa** you by, oh yeah Livin' in the light, yeah, yeah (Have to survive, livin' in the light) Children of nature (Have to stay alive, livin' in the light) Livin' in the light, yes (Had to survive) Had to survive (Livin' in the light) I, I, I, I, I (Oh) (Have to survive) Oh, I, I, I (Livin' in the light), I, I (Have to stay alive, livin' in the light) Livin' in the light, yes (Had to survive) Had to survive (Livin' in the light) I, I, I, I, I Yeah (Had to survive, livin' in the light) Ow! (Had to stay alive, livin' in the light) (Had to survive Livin' in the light)