[Verse 1]
Just a step onto the street
An uncomfortable heat
Rattlers at your feet
In Running Town

Helter-skelter
All a-swelter
The impetus is seething
In Running Town

[Chorus]
A thousand curses
Full speed ahead
Full speed ahead

[Verse 2]
Lockjaw aggressions
And buzzing irritations
Deride the friendly martian
In Running Town

Helter-skelter
All a-swelter
The impetus is seething
In Running Town
[Chorus]
A thousand curses
Full speed ahead
Ohh, full speed ahead

[Bridge]
If you gaze into her face
She'll glare back and drown
All refugees in the sea
Of Running Town
Of Running Town
Of Running Town

[Chorus]
A thousand curses
Full speed ahead
Ohh, ohh, ohh, ohh
Full speed ahead

[Outro]
Laughter rebounds
And strangles that sound
In Running Town
Laughter rebounds
And strangles that sound
In Running Town, Running Town
In Running Town
In Running Town