In France a skinny man
Died of a big disease with a little name
By chance his girlfriend came across a needle
And soon she did the same
At home there are seventeen-year-old boys
And their idea of fun
Is being in a gang called The Disciples
High on crack, totin' a machine gun

Time, time

Hurricane Annie ripped the ceiling of a church
And killed everyone inside
You turn on the telly and every other story
Is tellin' you somebody died
Sister killed her baby 'cuz she can't afford to feed it
And we're sending people to the moon
In September my cousin tried reefer for the very first time
And now he's doing horse, it's June

Time, time

It's silly, no'
When a rocket ship explodes
And everyone still wants to fly
Some say a man ain't happy
Unless a man truly dies
Oh why
Time
Baby makes a speech, and Star Wars fly
And neighbors just shine it on
But a night falls and a bomb falls
Will anybody see the dawn

It's silly, no'
When a rocket ship explodes
And everyone still wants to fly
Some say a man ain't happy
Unless a man truly dies
Oh why, time