Concrete's burning with the beat as people go rushing by
City's bustin' with the anger as everybody stands in line
I don't care no more, listenin' to the lion's roar
No one gets enough, it's not for me to care too much
Heat is off, the ceiling is leakin' and nobody lends a hand
There's more to life than bringing home the bacon and throw it in the frying pan
Phone book off the wall, bill collectors down the hall
Dreams have hit the floor and everybody screams more and more
Chorus:
I know I can make it, I know I can take it
Headline: Deadline USA (Oh)
Danger's on the wire, whole world's caught on fire
Headline: Deadline USA
Blind Ambition fills the hearts of men with an evil lie
Slap you with the word and hit you with the tab and then they apologize
Don't give me a line, expect me to be satisfied
I don't understand how truth and lies go hand-in-hand
Chorus:
I know I can make it, I know I can take it
Headline: Deadline USA (Oh don't you know?)
Danger's on the wire, whole world's caught on fire
Headline: Deadline USA (Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey~ Hoo Hoo)
You can look into a glass and cry that it's halfway gone
I can drink the same champagne and be happy that it lasts so long
It's all high you see, good and bad and what you need
Fate cuts like a knife so might as well just live your life
Chorus:
I know I can make it, I know I can take it
Headline: Deadline USA (Oh don't you know?)
Danger's on the wire, whole world's caught on fire
Headline: Deadline USA (Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey~ )
I know I can make it, I know I can take it
Headline: Deadline USA