[Verse 1]
There`s something happening here
But what it is ain`t exactly clear
There`s a man with a gun over there
A-telling me I got to beware

[Chorus]
I think it`s time we stop
Children, what`s that sound?
Everybody look what`s going down

[Verse 2]
There`s battle lines being drawn
And nobody`s right if everybody`s wrong
Young people speaking their minds
Are gettin` so much resistance from behind

[Chorus]
It`s time we stop
Hey, what`s that sound?
Everybody look what`s going down

[Verse 3]
What a field day for the heat (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
A thousand people in the street (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Singing songs and a-carryin` signs (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Mostly say, "Hooray for our side" (Ooh-ooh-ooh)


[Chorus]
It`s time we stopped
Hey, what`s that sound?
Everybody look what`s going down

[Verse 4]
Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life, it will creep
It starts when you`re always afraid
Step out of line, the man come and take you away

[Chorus]
We better stop
Hey, what`s that sound?
Everybody look what`s going
We better stop
Hey, what`s that sound?
Everybody look what`s going
We better stop
Now, what`s that sound?
Everybody look what`s going
We better stop
Children, what`s that sound?
Everybody look what`s going down