[Verse 1]
Time for a patrol ride
Cruiser's sitting outside
One-fifth down
Wondering how you're still around
Missing the babies and Louise
New Jersey wind through the leaves

[Verse 2]
Just waiting for a call
Don't you wanna take 'em all?
It's a mad frustration
There's layoffs at the station
Beneath the refinery's glow
Out where those great black rivers flow

[Chorus]
You're the reaper of the madness
Can't help but give a damn
Don't you wanna stop 'em all?

[Verse 3]
It's a ten thirty-eight
Now it's еarlier than late
It's an old-time fastback
Riding thе turnpike like a racetrack
Ain't no backup
Time to pick the slack up
[Verse 4]
Your blue lights are flashing
License, registration
He ain't got none
Now he's pulling out his gun
Thoughts turn to Louise
How you'd give them kids a squeeze

[Chorus]
You're the reaper of the madness
Can't help but give a damn
Don't you wanna stop 'em all?
You're the reaper of the madness
Can't help but give a damn
Don't you wanna stop 'em all?

[Verse 5]
Concrete's a cold bed
Feels rough on the back of your head
Tires are screeching
Heart's barely beating
Radio out of reach
Here comes a sunrise in the east