Tabloid generation
Anti-hero attitude
Locked into the system
Live your life by remote control

Yesterday’s a cliche
Shouldn’t make a sound
Living life in the wrong part of town

A distant echo
City streets are clear tonight
Condition red
City’s full of fear tonight

Three gangs on the corner
Territorial dispute
Tryin’ to smash the system
Living life one day at a time

Urban situations
Trouble on the ground
Nighttime curfews in the wrong part of town

A distant echo
City streets are clear tonight
Condition red
City’s full of fear tonight

Street cars light the night up
Sirens play a distant tune
People in the suburbs
Living life sheltered from the view

Nighttime’s like a jungle
Shouldn’t make a sound
Living life in the wrong part of town

A distant echo
City streets are clear tonight
Condition red
City’s full of fear tonight

A distant echo
City streets are clear tonight
Condition red
City’s full of fear tonight

Cop cars in the street now
Cover every avenue
People in the city
Living life is all they can do

That’s the situation
In the city now
Living life in the wrong part of town