Johnny Butt was a man with a real strong Will to survive He'd just keep pushin' on Even though he was barely alive So shoot it up Shoot it up It just don't matter Johnny says he wants to go and do He says he wants to kill a cop We've got a brand new dance It's called "We've got to overcome" We've got a brand new dance It's called "We've got to overcome" So Johnny, just keep pushing 'Cause the streets are yours There'll come a day When all that shit won't matter So shoot it up Shoot it up It just don't matter When you're resisting anyway We've got a brand new dance It's called "We've got to overcome" We've got a brand new dance It's called "We've got to overcome" So Johnny, he kept on pushin' The streets are yours And there'll come a day When all of that shit won't matter So shoot it up Shoot it up It just don't matter Resisting anyway We've got a brand new dance It's called "We've got to overcome" We've got a brand new dance It's called "We've got to overcome"