Heard of a van that is loaded with weapons,
   packed up and ready to go
   Heard of some gravesites, out by the highway,
   a place where nobody knows
   The sound of gunfire, off in the distance,
   I'm getting used to it now
   Lived in a brownstore, lived in the ghetto,
   I've lived all over this town
  
   This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
   this ain't no fooling around
   No time for dancing, or lovey dovey,
   I ain't got time for that now
  
   Transmit the message, to the receiver,
   hope for an answer some day
   I got three passports, a couple of visas,
   you don't even know my real name
   High on a hillside, the trucks are loading,
   everything's ready to roll
   I sleep in the daytime, I work in the nightime,
   I might not ever get home
  
   This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
   this ain't no fooling around
   This ain't no mudd club, or C. B. G. B.,
   I ain't got time for that now
   Heard about Houston? Heard about Detroit?
   Heard about Pittsburgh, P. A.?
   You oughta know not to stand by the window
   somebody might see you up there
   I got some groceries, some peant butter,
   to last a couple of days
   But I ain't got no speakers, ain't got no
   headphones, ain't got no records to play
  
   Why stay in college? Why go to night school?
   Gonna be different this time
   Can't write a letter, can't send a postcard,
   I can't write nothing at all
   This ain't no party, this ain't no disco,
   this ain't no fooling around
   I'd like to kiss you, I'd love you hold you
   I ain't got no time for that now
  
   Trouble in transit, got through the roadblock,
   we blended with the crowd
   We got computer, we're tapping pohne lines,
   I know that ain't allowed
   We dress like students, we dress like housewives,
   or in a suit and a tie
   I changed my hairstyle, so many times now,
   I don't know what I look like!
   You make me shiver, I feel so tender,
   we make a pretty good team
   Don't get exhausted, I'll do some driving,
   you ought to get some sleep
   Get you instructions, follow directions,
   then you should change your address
   Maybe tomorrow, maybe the next day,
   whatever you think is best
   Burned all my notebooks, what good are
   notebooks? They won't help me survive
   My chest is aching, burns like a furnace,
   the burning keeps me alive
   Try to stay healthy, physical fitness,
   don't want to catch no disease
   Try to be careful, don't take no chances,
   you better watch what you say