Everybody looks so spaced out there
   Busy bowing to the priests of noise
   Turn it up and make it drown out the warning
   Bad news for the girls and boys
   Everybody looks so romantic
   Acting like it's nothing at all
   Looking out for number one
   Working for the week and living to the beat
  
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
  
   I see people all dressed like Nero
   Fiddling while Rome burns in strife
   Personal responsibility zero
  
   We've lost that rhythm of life
   There's a shadow on our bright horizon
   It won't be manna falling out of the sky
   The hard rain hits everyone
   Working for the week and living to the beat
  
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
  
   Somewhere there is a ship that's sinking
   Why do I think that nobody knows
   Looking out for number one
   Working through the week and dancing to the back beat
  
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away
   Dance This World Away