[Verse 1]
We're gonna start with city council
Aim for a mayoral seat
Slowly make our way to the county
'Til we got a cool majority
I've been spendin' my time designin' signs
Wearin' ties in high-profile galleries

[Chorus]
We gonna run this town, we gonna run this town
We gonna run this town, we gonna run this town
Straight into the goddamn ground, but we gonna run it (Woo)

[Verse 2]
Gonna get ourselves a friend in the sheriff
I'm gonna learn his mama's name
Get my way into the pocket of the clerics
Lord knows they got a lotta spare change
I been concoctin' a plan that I reckon can
Change the social landscape

[Chorus]
We're gonna run this town, we're gonna run this town
We gonna run this town, we gonna run this town
Into the goddamn ground, but we gonna run it
[Verse 3]
Order brunch with a bunch of fascists
We gonna fast with the activists
Do a dance to court the favor of the masses
'Til we finally get ourselves elected
Yeah, the revolution can be a corporate hand
Of the man if we pick up the language

[Chorus]
We're gonna run this town, we're run this town
We're gonna run this town, we gonna run this town
Straight into the goddamn ground, but we gonna run it