Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons
 packed up and ready to go
 Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway
 a place where nobody knows
 The sound of gunfire, off in the distance
 I’m getting used to it now
 Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto
 I’ve lived all over this town

 This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco
 this ain’t no fooling around
 No time for dancing, or lovey dovey
 I ain’t got time for that now

 Transmit the message, to the receiver
 hope for an answer some day
 I got three passports, couple of visas
 don’t even know my real name
 High on a hillside, [bad word] are loading
 everything’s ready to roll
 I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime
 I might not ever get home

 This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco
 this ain’t no fooling around
 This ain’t no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.
 I ain’t got time for that now

 Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
 Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
 You oughta know not to stand by the window
 somebody might see you up there
 I got some groceries, some peanut butter
 to last a couple of days
 But I ain’t got no speakers
 ain’t got no headphones
 ain’t got no records to play

 Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
 Gonna be different this time?
 Can’t write a letter, can’t send a postcard
 I can’t write nothing at all
 This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco
 this ain’t no fooling around
 I’d love you hold you, I’d like to kiss you
 I ain’t got no time for that now

 Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock
 we blended in with the crowd
 We [bad word]  we’re tapping phone lines
 I know that ain’t allowed
 We dress like students, we dress like housewives
 or in a suit and a tie
 I changed my hairstyle so many times now
 don’t know what I look like!
 You make me shiver, I feel so tender
 we make a pretty good team
 Don’t get exhausted, I’ll do some driving
 you ought to get you some sleep
 Get you [bad word]  follow directions
 then you should change your address
 Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day
 whatever you think is best
 Burned all my notebooks, what good are notebooks?
 They won’t help me survive
 My chest is aching, burns like a furnace
 the burning keeps me alive
 Try to stay healthy, physical fitness
 don’t want to catch no disease
 Try to be careful, don’t take no chances
 you better watch what you say