[Verse 1]
There's something happening here
But what it is ain’t exactly clear
There's a man with a gun over there
Telling me I got to beware

[Chorus]
I think it's time we stop
Children, what’s that sound?
Everybody look – what's going down?

[Verse 2]
There's battle lines being drawn
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Getting so much resistance from behind

[Chorus]
It's time we stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look – what's going down?

[Verse 3]
What a field day for the heat
A thousand people in the street
Singing songs and carrying signs
Mostly saying, "hooray for our side"
[Chorus]
It’s time we stop
Hey, what’s that sound?
Everybody look – what's going down?

[Verse 4]
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you’re always afraid
Step out of line, the men come and take you away

[Chorus]
We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look – what's going down?
We better stop
Hey, what's that sound?
Everybody look – what’s going down?
We better stop
Now, what's that sound?
Everybody look – what's going down?
We better stop
Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look – what's going down?