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 do it 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 pushin' 'cause the streets are yours There'll come a day when all that shit won't matter So, shoot it up, shoot it up, 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 kept on pushin' the streets are yours And there'll come a day when all the 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