Panic in Detroit Lyrics - David Bowie

1 Ooh

2 He looked a lot like Che Guevara, drove a diesel van

3 Kept his gun in quiet seclusion, such a humble man

4 The only survivor of the National People's Gang

5 Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph

6 He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone

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8 He laughed at accidental sirens that broke the evening gloom

9 The police had warned of repercussions, they followed none too soon

10 A trickle of strangers were all that were left alive

11 Panic in Detroit, I asked for an autograph

12 He wanted to stay home, I wish someone would phone

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14 Putting on some clothes, I made my way to school

15 I found my teacher crouching in his overalls

16 I screamed and ran to smash my favorite slot machine

17 And jumped the silent cars that slept at traffic lights

18 Having scored a trillion dollars, made a run back home

19 Found him slumped across the table, a gun and me alone

20 I ran to the window, looked for a plane or two

21 Panic in Detroit, he'd left me an autograph

22 "Let me collect dust," I wish someone would phone

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26 Ow