She walks into Smoky's one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner, slipping through the line
He liked the way she looked, so he calls the little wife
Says, don't wait up for me, I'll be working late tonight
Wife hangs up the phone, bursts into tears
Calls her sister up and cries, get over here
Sister tells her boyfriend, be back in a while
Boyfriend wants a beer at the store, it's just a mile
He leaves the motor running, he'll only be a minute
His car drives away with teenagers in it
Driver tells his buddy, he's got one life to live
They scream into the night, let's get it over with
Cause and effect, chain of events
All of the cars, all of the cars

Chaos makes perfect sense
When you're spinning round, things come undone
Welcome to Earth, third rock for some
The kid does the gas, car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi-truck, jumps the curb
Truck hits a big boy in the Shoney's parking lot
He flies through the air, takes out the third block
Rock strikes a lightbulb, transformers spark
Lines go down, town goes dumb
Wakers calls a cop, said she saw it all
Where's the giant alien, he's landed at the mall
I ring up the mayor, says there's panic in the streets
We hate to wake you up, but we can't find the chief
Mayor says use your head if he ain't in his car
He's hiding from his wife down at Smokey's Bar
Cause and effect, chain of events
All of the chaos makes perfect sense
When you're spinning round, things come undone
Welcome to Earth, third rock for some
Cause and effect, chain of events
All of the chaos makes perfect sense
When you're spinning round, things come undone
Welcome to Earth, third rock for some
Welcome to Earth, third rock for some
Welcome to Earth, third rock for some