There’s somethin’ happenin’ here
What it is ain’t exactly clear
There’s a man with a gun over there
Tellin’ me I got to beware
I think it’s time we
Stop, children, what’s that sound,
Everybody look what’s goin’ down

Battle lines bein’ drawn
Nobody’s right if everybody’s wrong
Young people speakin’ their minds
Getting’ so much resistance from behind
You better stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s goin’ down

What a field day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and they carryin’ signs
Mostly say Hooray for our Side
It’s time we Stop, Hey,
Everybody look what’s goin’ down, goin’ down

Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep.
It starts when you’re always afraid, afraid
Step outta line,
The man come and take you away
Time to stop, hey, what’s that sound
Everybody look what’s goin’ down
Everybody look what’s goin’ down