[Hook] Me and you Surviving in the 80's [Verse 1] Out of time, out of work Surviving in the 80's Special thanks to the master jerk Surviving in the 80's He's okay on Capitol Hill He and his friends got a birthday pill Feeling better and better and better still Cause they're Surviving in the 80's Yeah, that's right, I'm talking about you Surviving in the 80's [Hook] [Verse 2] Sister sister goes to school Spends four years being cool Then finds out in the final heat A four years job is obsolete But that's okay, baby, just be yourself Surviving in the 80's Welcome to the 80's, y'all Plastic cars, plastic bars, and plastic people [Verse 3] I can't find nowhere to go Surviving in the 80's Everywhere sees the same shows Surviving in the 80's Baby, can it be? We fell back to '53 [Verse 4] Out of time, out of mind Acting like a friend of mine Covered me when my eyes are blind Now he's Surviving in the 80's Welcome to the 80's, y'all The land of technology, you and me What else is crammed in here? Surviving in the 80's [Hook] [Verse 5] Cars that float in the air Surviving in the 80's A ghetto craft to take you there Surviving in the 80's To a special place above the sun Tell me your way in '91 Want to go to the sun with me, babe? We can get a serious tan That's right [Hook] [Verse 6] Thousands march wave avenue Living their life in the nude They're the future, very lewd They're surviving in the 80's [Hook]