there's something happening here
what it is ain't exactly clear
theres a man with a gun over there
telling me 
i got to beware

i think it's time we stop
children, what's that sound 
everybody look
what's going down

there's battle lines being drawn
and nobody's right if everybody's wrong
young people speaking their minds
getting so much resistance from behind

it's time we stop 
hey, what's that sound 
everybody look
what's going down

what a field-day for the heat
a thousand people in the street
singing songs and carrying signs
mostly say hooray for our side

it's time we stop
hey, what's that sound 
everybody look
what's going down

paranoia strikes deep
into your life it will creep
it starts when you're always afraid
you step out of line
the [bad word] 
and take you away

we better stop
hey, what's that sound
everybody look 
what's going down

stop, hey
what's that sound
everybody look 
what's going down

stop, now
what's that sound
everybody look 
what's going down

stop, children
what's that sound
everybody look 
what's going down