In the South hot summer nights
Atmosphere's electric
People celebrate in the warm air, unaware
We didn't ask for this
We never wanted this
But that's the way it is
Further North the Eagles soar
Crowd are ecstatic
Above the heads the rifles roar
Get on the floor!
We didn't ask for this
We never wanted this
But that's the way it is
I can't trust you anymore
I can't see you any more
I can't take it anymore
I will get up off the floor
In the East the people walk through the crowded market
No one sees the lone man come with his padded jacket
In the West the gunman walks through the college campus
The last thing the students see is his smiling face
We didn't ask for this
We never wanted this
But that's the way it is
I can't trust you anymore
I can't see you any more
I can't take it anymore
I will get up off the floor