This is the time now gimme the beat
Feel how the rhythm grips your feet
Ah Kitty-Baby take my hand
She's like a devil heaven sent
I'm in her arms and she's in mine
Maybe we'll make the film on time
Sitting in the 15th row
Oh Baby, Baby I love you so

We are the jet-set society, we are the jet-set
And that means liberty

We're on the run
We know where to go
We've got the tickets for the midnight show
These nights are burning out so fast
Hop on the beam, you won't be last
The Russians seem to be that way
We love 'em like we love D. Kaye
We need no money, we got it free
We are the high-high-high-high-high
So-ci-e-ty

We are the jet-set society, we are the jet-set
And that means liberty

We are the jet-set / hop on the beam
We are the jet-set / hop on the beam

Shine on society - shine on liberty
Shine on luxury - shine on so-ci-e-ty

Streets are full of love and fear
This could be the final year
Enrico's dead but still okay
We dance the streets feeling well
If she's a liar, I'm her lover
If she's a priestess, I'm her cover
If she's a lady, I'm her man
If she's a man, I'll do what I can

Lyrics & Music: Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, Frank Mertens

Release history:

1984 09 27 · Forever Young · Album

1988 01 · Amiga Compilation · Compilation

1999 01 · Dreamscapes · Album

2001 09 28 · Little America · Video

2001 10 01 · Forever Pop · Compilation

2019 01 19 · Live at the Whisky a Go Go · Live Album

2019 03 15 · Forever Young - Remastered · Album

2024 09 27 · Forever! Best of 40 Years · Compilation

See also: Demo version lyrics, Single version lyrics

Notes:

The end of the single version of the song features lyrics that weren't in the original album version. The lyrics printed in the First Harvest inlay are closer to the single version (which appears on that album), but they still omit the line "Come and join the institution". Note that the single's title dropped the leading "The".