There's a yellow moon over New York City and there's evil in the air tonight Yellow moon over New York City and there's evil in the air tonight Ideas are crossing people's minds, thoughts they never have in daylight In the Bronx there's a wife who's tired, she's got sweet love on the side but it's making her a nervous wreck In the Bronx there's a wife who's tired, sweet secret love on the side that's making her a nervous wreck She runs her finger across the edge of a razor and she thinks about her husband's neck, yes she does Subway train leaving Manhattan, in the last car too many taking a ride Subway train leaving Manhattan, in the last car too many taking a ride When it crosses the bridge to Brooklyn, (spoken: Lord have mercy) only one man will see the other side In Queens there's a car that's disabled, three black men walk an unfamiliar street In Queens there's a car that's disabled, three black men walk an unfamiliar street Only two of them will see tomorrow, 'cause this night they walk into Howard Beach Children, children, somebody! Evil in the air, gotta look out Evil, evil Watch yourself, uh! Dangers, dangers that are taking your life Evil in the air, evil in the air