There´s something happening here
But what it is ain´t exactly clear
There´s 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
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 saying, "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
Step out of line, the men come and take you away

We better stop
Hey, what´s that sound?
Everybody look - what´s going down?

We better stop
Hey, what´s that sound?
Everybody look - what´s going down?

We better stop
Now, what´s that sound?
Everybody look - what´s going down?

We better stop
Children, what´s that sound?
Everybody look - what´s going down?