[00:15.54][Verse 1]
[00:16.03]He looked a lot like Che Guevara
[00:19.46]Drove a diesel van
[00:22.56]Kept his gun in quiet seclusion
[00:26.06]Such a humble man
[00:29.41]The only survivor of the National People's Gang
[00:34.02][Chorus]
[00:34.32]Panic in Detroit
[00:37.57]I asked for an autograph
[00:41.07]He wanted to stay home
[00:44.27]I wish someone would phone
[00:47.47]Panic in Detroit
[00:54.67][Verse 2]
[00:55.07]He laughed at accidental sirens
[00:58.42]That broke the evening gloom
[01:01.72]The police had warned of repercussions
[01:05.12]They followed none too soon
[01:08.37]A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive
[01:13.07][Chorus]
[01:13.37]Panic in Detroit
[01:16.57]I asked for an autograph
[01:19.97]He wanted to stay home
[01:23.17]I wish someone would phone
[01:26.47]Panic in Detroit
[01:31.97][Bridge]
[01:32.27]Putting on some clothes, I made my way to school
[01:38.87]And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls
[01:45.37]I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine
[01:52.07]And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights
[02:02.07]{Verse 3}
[02:02.37]Having scored a trillion dollars
[02:05.67]Made a run back home
[02:08.97]Found him slumped across the table
[02:12.37]A gun and me alone
[02:15.67]I ran to the window, looked for a plane or two
[02:20.17][Chorus]
[02:20.47]Panic in Detroit
[02:23.67]He'd left me an autograph
[02:27.07]"Let me collect dust."
[02:30.37]I wish someone would phone
[02:33.77]Panic in Detroit
[02:37.07]Panic in Detroit
[02:40.47]{Instrumental Outro}

He looked a lot like Che Guevara
Drove a diesel van
Kept his gun in quiet seclusion
Such a humble man
The only survivor of the National People's Gang
Panic in Detroit
I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home
I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit
He laughed at accidental sirens
That broke the evening gloom
The police had warned of repercussions
They followed none too soon
A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive
Panic in Detroit
I asked for an autograph
He wanted to stay home
I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit
Putting on some clothes, I made my way to school
And I found my teacher crouching in his overalls
I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine
And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights
{Verse 3}
Having scored a trillion dollars
Made a run back home
Found him slumped across the table
A gun and me alone
I ran to the window, looked for a plane or two
Panic in Detroit
He'd left me an autograph
"Let me collect dust."
I wish someone would phone
Panic in Detroit
Panic in Detroit
{Instrumental Outro}