A roaring silence fills the city

There's a sense of fear

Only the stars are God's eyes

And the moon glows so clear

When your bets are off

It's no pleasure cruise

It takes all your guts

To make it through

Oh yeah

Hear the cries of a woman

A broken-hearted angle

A shotgun rings out

Set fire to the sky

Lovers and gamblers

Trying to make a score

Lowlife adventures

Crash a liquor store

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Nightmare in the neighbourhood

Nasty little neighbours

Nightmare in the neighbourhood

Nightmare in the neighbourhood

Nasty little neighbours

Nightmare in the neighbourhood

In the hour of darkness

We're facing a moment of truth

The world shows its anger

Its pain and its lies

Snowbirds and crackers

Spaced out on dope

Dance on the edge

Of a six feet bungalow

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Trapped in this twisted place

No one will hear your prayers

it fills me with disgrace

Got to get

Got to get out of here

There's a rumour on Main Street

Some one shot the breeze

A young kid had an O.D.

In a shooting gallery

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I'm talking about neighbours