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Panic In Detroit (Outtake From A 1979 Recording)
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Looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van
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He 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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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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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 I jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights
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{That is correct, now spell Detroit
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You are incorrect, Panic is spelled P A N I C
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P A N I C, P A N I C}
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Having scored a trillion dollars, I 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 and looked for a plane or two
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Panic in Detroit, he'd left me an autograph and
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Let me collect dust, I wish someone would phone,
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Panic in Detroit (2013 Remaster)
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