[Verse 1]

Beware of model citizens

Somebody's gonna take your fall

Another line for killin' time

No more backin' up against the wall

Desperation in the land of plenty

Somebody has forced their hand

Gone down one time too many

They're on the streets to make a stand

[Pre-Chorus]

Coming full circle and 'round it goes

Where it's gonna stop, nobody knows

[Chorus]

Hard times in the city of lights

When the innocent ones put up a fight

Hard times when there's nothin' to lose

Anybody could be playin' to choose

Don't turn, run

When hell comes home

Don't turn, run

When hell comes home

[Verse 2]

Movin' up for the big world

Gotta jump on the competition

Caryin' a hand gun

Fixin' fires for the opposition

No judge, no jury

No time for idle hands

Just a six gun fury

Justice is the heartbeat to the many dead

[Pre-Chorus]

Caught up in the heartbeat of a modern age

No time for understanding, there's only rage

[Chorus]

Hard times in the city of lights

When the innocent ones put up a fight

Hard times when there's nothin' to lose

Anybody could be playin' to choose

Don't turn, run

When hell comes home

Don't turn, run

When hell comes home

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

Hard times in the city of lights

When the innocent ones put up a fight

Hard times when there's nothin' to lose

Anybody could be playin' to choose

Don't turn, run

When hell comes home

Don't turn, run

When hell comes home

[Outro]

When hell comes home

Don't turn, run

Don't turn, run

Don't turn, run

Don't turn, run

Don't turn, run