The Kids Will Save Detroit

Kicking us out around dawn
The cops came to say our time was up
We just wanted to keep what was left
Had our hands reaching out for that one silver bullet...

I love the city, the river bleeds royal blood
All around, beautiful ruins brought to dust - let the beat go on

In God we trust, so don't lose faith in us
My mama always said the kids will save Detroit

I had taken the longer way home
To hear the plaza hart's sweet sounds
It's a place I had felt I belonged
The rhythm’s soul heals a stranger’s heart

This city haunts me, the vacant lots once so strong
Call it home, feel it breathing
If you listen close, you'll hear the beat go on

In God we trust, so don't lose faith in us
My mama always said the kids will save Detroit
The city, it haunts me
Detroit city, her beat goes on and on and on...