There's somethin' happenin' here

What it is ain't exactly clear

There's a man with a gun over there

A-tellin' me I've got to beware

I think it's time we stop

Listen, what's that sound?

Everybody look what's goin' down

There's battle lines bein' drawn

Nobody's right if everybody's wrong

Young people speakin' their minds

A-gettin' so much resistance from behind

I think it's time we stop

Listen, what's that sound?

Everybody look what's goin' down

What a field day for the heat

One thousand people in the street

Singin' songs and a-carryin' signs

Mostly sayin' hooray for our side

Now you better stop

Listen, what's that sound?

Everybody look what's goin' down

Paranoia strikes deep

Into your mind it will creep

It starts when you're always afraid

Step out of line, the MAN come and take you away

Now you better stop

Listen, what's that sound?

Everybody look what's goin'

Now better stop

Children, what's that sound?

Everybody look what's goin'

You better stop

Now, what's that sound?

Everybody look what's goin' down