[Verse][gritty, raspy, raw] My windows are wide open The rain keeps pouring down My kids are safe in bed But wolves are in the town They look like men in uniform With long black leather coats They're searching for someone A man that I don't know [Verse 2][gritty, raspy, raw] When you start to see the crackdown It's too late for them to back down They go "Get on the ground" Or "get out of town" [Chorus][gritty, raspy, raw] Ooh They set a fire in the tower And the smoke is in the air You try to fight the system And then you're in despair And they're coming with the crackdown The crackdown [Verse 3][gritty, raspy, raw] My heart is tired of aching I cannot believe my eyes I just want to do something But they've got us paralyzed I should have been a hypocrite And say it's not my war And say the man that they're looking for Just ran out my front door [Chorus][gritty, raspy, raw] Ooh They set a fire in the tower And the smoke is in the air You try to fight the system And then you're in despair And they're coming with the crackdown The crackdown [Bridge][gritty, raspy, raw] Ooh Ahhhh it's the crackdown Ooh Ahhhh it's the crackdown Ooh Ahhhh not the crackdown Ooh Ahhhh no not the crackdown [orchestral coda] [end]
