At the top of the High Street in the heart of the city\\
There's a shop that sells everything you need\\
They'll put glue in a bag they'll sell you individual fags\\
And you can learn to smoke before you can read\\

At the top of the High Street you can hear the sound of gunfight\\
Coming from the swings in the park\\
It's a Pot Noodle western and like that film with Charlton Heston\\
It's not safe to go out after dark\\

Bad blood is running through the pipes and the plumbing\\
And the whole town is down on its knees\\
In the heart of the city in the lungs and the kidneys\\
It feels like a fatal disease\\

On the grey streets of Goffam every family is a problem\\
Every road is too dangerous to cross\\
Every good guy's a baddie everybody is the daddy\\
Every child is neglected or lost\\

Bad blood is running through the pipes and the plumbing\\
And the whole town is down on its knees\\
In the heart of the city in the lungs and the kidneys\\
It feels like a fatal disease\\

The mayor of the city will be cosy and comfy\\
With the birds and the flowers and the trees\\
The mayor of the city lives in the country\\
Next door to the chief of police\\

The streetlights are broken and darkness is descending\\
The experimental curfew has begun\\
The cinema is closing and the swimming baths are empty\\
And the fun fair is purged of its fun\\

Bad blood is running through the pipes and the plumbing\\
And the whole town is down on its knees\\
In the heart of the city in the lungs and the kidneys\\
It feels like a fatal disease\\\\