Young man is angry, girl is afraid She want to get high, He want to get paid He had to jump up, she had to sit down When they heard those words About the trouble downtown He had to shout, she had to cry He wanted to kill, she wanted to die City's burning Cities burning Grab for the dial, tune out the fright But he turns left and she turns right She look for love songs, he buys the drive But all they can pull is bad news in tonight City's burning Cities burning Ooohh mama tell me what do do Aaahh daddy you better pull us through