It's right in the u s a

You hear of it everyday

A city of much renown

They call it the motor town

And there's a story to be told

About a city gone cold

The d**gs in our neighborhoods

Our schools and our playgrounds too

The gunshots they pierce the air

A child was just standing there

There seems to be so much despair

That nobody seems to care

A city with much to lose

We'll call it the detroit blues

It's big city u s a

And towns not so far away

There seems to be no end in sight

Unless we stand up and fight

Our children when they come home

Should not be home all alone

They come in and see you there

And know that you really care

So that they will be spared the detroit blues

Now we don't have too much time

Our future is on the line

And maybe the way we live

Is not all that life can give

We really need to lose the detroit blues