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