A rat, a vile rat takes part in the race He cannot wait A rat, just like the rat we live in the maze We cannot, cannot escape When the day is slowly coming to an end The victim of the rat race is compared with the others He would like to improve himself again Only takes the piles of paper lying on the floor Money, earn money, I wish I had more One day I'll get a promotion, move on to the upper floor So work, so hard, and I run very fast Credit in the bank is waiting, thirty years of life A rat, a vile rat takes part in the race He cannot wait A rat, just like the rat we live in the maze We cannot, cannot escape And he runs in a circle Sweat from his forehead flows He sorely works to come out To come out ahead-against So a helpless cog In this dangerous land One day he wants to face A villainous machine so much, so much, so much, so much So we have to stop It's almost a disaster, no doubt We're getting closer Fight for your life Get out of the rat race Get out, get out We know, the biggest lie The man was born to betray their fate We know, the biggest lie in the world The man was born, was born to betray their fate We know, the biggest lie in the world The man was born, was born to betray their fate