Man thinks 'cause he rules the earth
He can do with it whatever he please
And if things don't change soon, he will
Oh, man has invented his doom
First step was touching the moon
Now there's a woman on my block
She just sits there as the night grows still
Sayin' who's gonna take away
Who's gonna take away his license to kill?

Now they take him and they teach him
And they groom him for life
And they set him on a path where he's bound to get ill
They bury him with stars
Sell his body like they do used cars
Now there's a woman on my block
Just sits there facin' the hill
Sayin' who's gonna take away
Who's gonna take away his license to kill?

Now he's hell-bent for destruction
He's afraid and confused
And his brain has been mismanaged with great skill
All he believes are his eyes
And his eyes, they just tell him lies
There's a woman on my block sits there in a cold chill
Sayin' who's gonna take away
Who's gonna take away his license to kill?
Maybe a noisemaker, spirit maker
Heartbreaker, backbreaker
Leave no stone unturned
May be an actor in a plot
That might be all that you got
Till your error, till your error you clearly learn

Now he worships at an altar of a stagnant pool
When he sees his reflection, he's fulfilled
Man is opposed to fair play
He wants it all and he wants it his way
Now there's a woman on my block
She just sits there as the night grows still
Sayin' who's gonna take away
Who's gonna take away his license to kill?

Who's gonna take away
Who's gonna take away his license to kill?