[Verse 1]
Well, the room is a cyclone and you are in the eye
There ain't no movement things that could die
But the reelin' and the spinnin' of the rock and roll sides
Will all be gone before midnight and die before sunrise

[Chorus]
You better go to overdrive, go to overdrive
If you know what it is and you wanna stay alive
You better go to overdrive, go to overdrive

[Verse 2]
Yes, the corner's full of monkeys and your eardrum's full of lies
Time is out the window and there's echoes in your sides
They've been burnin' down your walls ever since the peep of dawn
And now the dealer's in the fireplace tryin' to turn it on

[Chorus]
You better go to overdrive, go to overdrive
If you know that it's time and you oughta take a dive
You better go to overdrive, go to overdrive

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Go to overdrive, go to overdrive
You know what it is and you wanna stay alive
You better go to overdrive, go to overdrive
[Verse 3]
Now the landlord's gettin' restless 'cause he knows you're overdue
But it's just another train ride bein' all the same to you
And the last shot's at your finger tips like that flicker in the grass
And the last cord hits the ashes and you know you gotta pass

[Chorus]
You better go to overdrive, go to overdrive
If you know that it's time, and you oughta take a dive
You better go to overdrive, go to overdrive

[Instrumental Outro]