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Panic in Detroit [Re-Recorded Version][#][*]
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David Bowie
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He looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van
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Kept his gun in quiet seclusion, such a humble man
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The only survivor of the national people's gang
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Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
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He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
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Panic in Detroit
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He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom
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The police had warned of repercussions, they followed none too soon
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A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive
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Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph
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He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone
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Panic in Detroit
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Putting on some clothes I made my way to school
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And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls
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I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine
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And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights
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Having scored a trillion dollars, made a run back home
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Found him slumped across the table, a gun and me alone
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I ran to the window, looked for a plane or two
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Panic in Detroit, he'd left me an autograph
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Let me collect dust, I wish someone would phone
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