Young man is angry, girl is afraid She wants to get high and he wants to get laid She had to jump up, he had to sit down When they heard the news about the murder downtown He had to shout, she had to cry He wanted to kill and she wanted to die City is burning, city is burning City is burning, city is burning Grab hold of the dial, tune out the fright But he turns left and she turns right She looks for love so he must drive But all they could pull is bad news him tonight City is burning, city is burning City is burning, city is burning Ooh, mama, tell me what to do Ah, daddy, you better pull us through now Ooh, mama, mama, tell me what to do Ah, daddy, daddy, daddy, you better pull us through now Yeah City is burning, city is burning City is burning, burning, burning, burning Yeah City is burning, city is burning Yeah