You know the media is getting greedier Every word out of three is inflationary It's gettin' higher, higher, higher, higher You know the wireless can't surprise us With a key new phrase about economy It's gettin' higher, higher, higher, higher Oh, survival is out in the garden The answer is over the fields You see what you are You are what you feel Survival is out in the meadows The answer lies under the blue Whoever you are, whatever you do You know the workers are in a circus Under a big top tent of controversy The politicians have great ambitions They're out to make their names in history They wanna go higher, higher, higher, higher Oh, survival is out in the garden The answer is over the fields You see what you are You are what you feel Survival is out in the meadows The answer lies under the blue Whoever you are Whatever you do It's gettin' higher, higher, higher