Me and Iggy were giggin' with Ziggy and kickin' with the MC5 
Ted and Seger were burnin' with fever 
and let the Silver bullets fly 
The Kid was in his crib, shady wore a bib 
and the posse wasn`t even alive 
Shock rock choppin' block, sort to make your heart stop 
Shovin' in ta overdrive 
Playing loud and fast 
Make that guitar blast 
Playing like today will be your last 

Well I was born there 
Gonna die there 
With all my long hair 
Detroit City 
You feel your heart beat 
You hit the concrete 
To get to mean street 
Detroit City 
There`s a riot raging downtown 
Tryin' to burn the place down 
Skies glowin; red and grey 
But the Riff kept a Rockin' 
The greek kept a-talkin' 
And the streets still smokin' today 
Playing loud and fast 
Make that guitar blast 
Playing like today will be your last 

Well I was born there 
Probably die there 
With all my long hair 
Detroit City 
You feel your heart beat 
You hit the concrete 
Dance the mean streets 
Detroit City 
Six mile seven mile eight mile nine mile 
ten mile eleven mile Detroit city 
Louder 
Faster 
Louder 
Detroit City 
Well I was born there 
Gonna die there 
We don`t belong here 
Detroit City 
You feel your heart beat 
Hit the concrete 
Dance the mean street 
Detroit City 

Well I was born there 
Probably die there 
With all my long hair 
Detroit City 
You feel your heart beat 
You hit the concrete 
Dance the mean street 
Detroit City