作词 : Andy Bell/Mark Gardener/Steve Queralt/Laurence Colbert 作曲 : Mark Gardener/Laurence Colbert/Andy Bell/Steve Queralt And a jet could take me far But I couldn't escape this feeling That I don't know where l'm bound If I did get away Am I trapped or just worn down? I work hard, and I miss my family And the wheels of industry Keep on grinding away This is life on the outside, yeah This is life on the outside, yeah This is life on the outside, yeah As the engines start to roar We keep working to keep this feeling We're not human anymore We're just ticking away The machine is on our side As it was, as it's in the beginning It's becoming self aware And we're fading away This is life on the outside, yeah This is life on the outside, yeah This is life on the outside, yeah This is life on the outside, yeah This is life on the outside, yeah This is life on the outside, yeah