Burnin' Streets - Joe Strummer, The Mescaleros

The sirens' risin'

There’s a distant blues dance on a crowded street

The temperature’s a-risin'

Soon you’re gonna be runnin' down

Those burnin' streets, come on

The century that’s hardly on its feet

And the late news breaks early

Does the sun rise from the west or from the east?

An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city

London is burnin';

don’t tell the Queen

Somebody tried to speak garage and they burnt down Bethnal Green

Piccadilly’s yearning, like a reggae beat

Soon you’re gonna be runnin' down

Those burnin' streets, come on

And you’re waitin' for your flag to be unfurled

And the late news breaks early

So how should life be lived around the world?

(If London is burnin')

An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city

Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on!

Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')

Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')

(Soon you’re gonna be run down)

(Soon you’re gonna be run down)

Those burnin' streets, come on!

Does the universal cop have a beat?

And the late news breaks early

Did you ever buy that bar on Lucky Street?

An' it takes every day to be survivin' in the city

Ready to face that dawn with no pity, come on!

Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')

Yeah, ah-come on (London is burnin')

Too many guns in this damn town

At the supermarket, you gotta duck down

Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round

(London is burnin')

There’s too many guns in this damn town

(London is burnin')

Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round

(London is burnin')

Too many guns in this damn town

(London is burnin')

Baby flak jackets on the merry-go-round

(London is burnin')