I'll go for a walk and I'll start chewing rocks

And I'll leave all this mess in my wake

Right down the block, outlined in chalk

There's a man who still looks half awake

I'll tear down everything in my path

Cause nothing good ever lasts

And I'm surrounded by things that have all outworn their welcomes

Lifetimes are sold in houses of gold

And there ain't no way for you to win

You're out in the cold if you don't fit the mold

While they flash you their good luck grin

Tear down the town, tear down the town

Tear down the town, tear it down

You look at the clock and there's tick and there's tock

And they conspire against everything

Go on and knock, but the door's always locked

And you've taken that key off your ring