Duran Duran
"Sin Of The City"


Coat check girl up in Happyland
has a violent row with a Cuban man
Julio leaves in a druken rage
comes back with the gasoline

The club had no fire exit
the club had no door
only five people came out alive
the sin is that 89 died
89 died, 89 died, 89 died

The sin is that a year and a half before
the fire chief's out and he's raising cain
brands Happyland hazard close down but no
no-one ever paid him no mind

City living heavy trouble
city living rough
we are given angry heart
but angers not enough

City living heavy trouble
city living rough
we are given angry heart
but angers not enough

Daily News reviews of the landlords life
found six thousands code violations light
the city has more a hundred thousand wars
all for one of Forbe's Four Hundred whores

Just one fire cracker on a big bonfire
of self serving penny pinching wiseguy style
never allowing for the human condition
never allowing for the human condition
the sin is that these guys survive

City living heavy trouble
city living rough
we are given angry heart
but angers not enough

You're using your people up
stop killing your people now
stop wasting people now
sin of the city

City living heavy trouble
city living rough
we are given angry heart
but angers not enough

You're using your people up
stop killing your people now
stop wasting people now