The Motor City Is Burning

​[Verse 1]
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​Oh, the motor city's burnin'
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​It ain't no thing in the world that I can do
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​Don't ya know
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​Don't ya know the big D is burnin'?
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​Ain't no thing in the world that Johnny can do
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​My home town burnin' down to the ground
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​Worser than Vietnam
​[Verse 2]
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​Well, it started on twelfth and Clairmont, this mornin'
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​I just don't know what it's all about
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​Well, it started on twelfthand Clairmont, this mornin'
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​I don't know what it's all about
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​The fire wagon kept comin'
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​The snipers just wouldn't let 'em put it out
​[Verse 3]
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​Fire bomb bustin' all around me
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​An' soldiers was everywhere
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​Well, fire bomb fallin' all around me
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​And soldiers standin' ev'rywhere
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​I could hear the people screaming
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​Sirens fill the air
​[Verse 4]
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​I don't know what the trouble is
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​I can't stay around to find it out
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​I don't know, I don't know
​What the trouble is, this mornin'
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​I just can't stay around to find it out
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​Takin' my wife an my family
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​And little Johnny Lee is clearin' out
​[Verse 5]
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​The motor city's burnin'
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​Ain't a thing that I can do
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​Well, the motor city's burnin'
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​Ain't a thing that I can do
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​I just hope, people
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​It'll never happen to you
​[Outro]
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​Yes, yes, I could hear the fireman
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​Said, 'Look, get outta here'
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