There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there Telling me I had 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 Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down What's going down What a field-day for the heat A thousand people in the streets Singing songs and they carrying signs Mostly say, hooray for our side It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down 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 man come and take you away We better 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 Now stop, now, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Now stop, now, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Stop, children, what's that sound Everybody look what's going down Now stop