[Verse 1]
Shots ring out in Paris, the bells ring out in Rome
Photos in the papers, boy, you're gettin' old
Footsteps in the carpark, he's the governor of the night
The omens say crime don't pay, but each dog has his price

[Chorus]
When two worlds collide
The tears well inside
When two worlds collide

[Verse 2]
A boy is found in Naples, body's in the ditch
His young life counts for nothin' when somebody's getting rich
There's flowers on the table, he sips water, she drinks wine
I don't think that mercy is the language of our time

[Chorus]
When two worlds collide
The teardrops inside
When two worlds collide
You break me up inside

[Verse 3]
Backstreet of Chicago, a black man plays the gold
There's a man on every corner, says he'd like to buy your soul
Bhuddists in the temple, bullets in the night
Steppin' out of their world into your world, into mine
In the jet-black night
[Chorus]
Tears well inside
When two worlds collide
Break me up inside
Two worlds collide