Lyrics

[Verse 1] My friend Steve pissed away all his years 'Cause he was slaving building cars Blood and sweat upon the gears All of his off time spent at the bars Years and years of nothing but sorrow I wonder how can he be content? Fucking just to wake up tomorrow And he'll do it all over again Gonna wake up tomorrow and do it again [Chorus] On the streets of Detroit On the streets of this town All their dreams are destroyed Once you're in you can never get out [Verse 2] See, Reggie sleeps on Jefferson Avenue On the courthouse heat exhausts He's no different than me or you In 1984 he got laid off A motor city, dead of winter Shared a joke and I gave him some change (Hey) Wonder is there a hope his future? I don't know, I never saw him again Don't think that I'll ever see him again, no [Chorus] On the streets of Detroit On the streets of this town All their dreams are destroyed Once you're in you can never get out [Bridge] The casinos Miles and miles of factories Thousands of condemned homes Every corner, churches and liquor stores All I need is a match and some gasoline I'm gonna burn it down (I'm gonna burn it down) I'm gonna burn it down (I'm gonna burn it down) I'm gonna burn it down (I'm gonna burn it down) I'm gonna burn it down [Verse 3] My father put in his best years, yeah Working for one of the big three I still remember my mother's tears We're born to die in a factory Coming home at dawn's early break See, he's strung out from the late night shift (Hey) Pills and powder to stay awake I see his bottles are empty again Prescription bottles are empty again, ah [Chorus] On the streets of Detroit On the streets of this town All their dreams are destroyed Once you're in you can never get out On the streets of Detroit (Detroit) On the streets of this town All their dreams are destroyed (Destroyed) Once you're in you can never get out Sometimes I wanna burn it down [Outro] On the streets of Detroit On the streets of this town (Yeah) All their dreams are destroyed Once you're in you can never get out On the streets of Detroit On the streets of this town