It's right in the U.S.A.
You hear of it everyday
A city of much renown
They call it the motor town
And there's a story to be told
About a city gone cold
The drugs in our neighborhoods
Our schools and our playgrounds too
The gunshots, they pierce the air
A child was just standing there
There seems to be so much despair
That nobody seems to care
A city with much to lose
We'll call it the Detroit Blues
It's big city U.S.A.
And towns not so far away
There seems to be no end in sight
Unless we stand up and fight
Our children when they come home
Should not be home all alone
They come in and see you there
And know that you really care
So that they will be spared the Detroit Blues
Now we don't have too much time
Our future is on the line
And maybe the way we live
Is not all that life can give
We really need to lose the Detroit Blues
