This is a tale of a Northern Soul looking to find his way back home [bad word] from that same old road, you know the one your folks don't know
I wanna see if you know me, I was born in a rented room
My mother didn't get no flowers, dad didn't approve of me, do you?

I'm alive with something inside of me & I don't think [bad word] back [bad word] on [bad word] in inside of me, let's spread it all around

Give me your powder and pills, I want to see if they cure my ills
I've no time for love and devotion, no time for old fashioned potion
I wanna see if you know me, take a look into my eyes
I tell you so many lies and then, I'll let you go into the night

I'm alive with something inside of me & I don't think [bad word] back
I'm alive with something inside of me & I can't seem to get it out

I'm gonna die alone in bed, I'm gonna die alone in bed, 
I'm gonna die alone in bed, I'm gonna die alone in bed, 
I'm gonna die alone in bed, I'm gonna die alone in bed, 
I'm gonna die alone in bed, I'm gonna die alone in bed.

This is a tale of a northern soul, looking for his way back home
And my friend [bad word] in side of me, & your speakers are telling the [bad [bad word] through right into your room on a river of sound
This is a tale of a northern soul looking for his way back home
And if he sees it I know I'll know, and if he sees it I know I'll know
And there's fighting on the street below
I know there's fighting on the street below
Ah but I don't care cause I'm a northern soul
And I'm looking for a way back home
And I'm looking for a way back home

Too busy staying alive, too busy staying alive
Too busy staying alive (it keeps turning, everybody's learning, keeping track of a heart attack)
Too busy staying alive (it keeps turning, everybody's burning, keeping track of a heart attack)
Too busy staying alive (it keeps turning, everybody's learning, keeping track of a heart attack)
Too busy staying alive (it keeps turning, everybody's burning, keeping track of a heart attack)
Too busy living a lie (it keeps turning, everybody's learning, keeping track, I'm [bad word] back)
too busy living my life (it keeps turning, everybody's learning, keeping track, now [bad word] back)
Too busy staying alive (it keeps turning, everybody's learning, keeping track, now [bad word] back)
Too busy staying alive (it keeps turning, everybody's learning, keeping track, now [bad word] back) 
(Yes [bad word] back, yes [bad word] back)