We Almost Lost Detroit

It stands out on a highway 
like a Creature from another time. 
It inspires the babies' questions, 
"What's that?" 
For their mothers as they ride. 
But no one stopped to think about the babies 
or how they would survive, 
and we almost lost Detroit 
this time. 
How would we ever get over 
losing our minds? 
Just thirty miles from Detroit 
stands a giant power station. 
It ticks each night as the city sleeps 
seconds from anniahlation. 
But no one stopped to think about the people 
or how they would survive, 
and we almost lost Detroit 
this time. 
How would we ever get over 
over losing our minds? 
The sherrif of Monroe county had, 
sure enough disasters on his mind, 
and what would karen Silkwood say 
if she was still alive? 

That when it comes to people's safety 
money wins out every time. 
and we almost lost Detroit 
this time, this time. 
How would we ever get over 
over losing our minds? 
You see, we almost lost Detroit 
that time. 
Almost lost Detroit 
that time. 
And how would we ever get over... 
Cause odds are, 
we gonna lose somewhere, one time. 
Odds are 
we gonna lose somewhere sometime. 
And how would we ever get over 
losing our minds? 
And how would we ever get over 
losing our minds? 
Didn't they, didn't they decide? 
Almost lost Detroit 
that time.  [bad word] near totally destroyed, 
one time. 
Didn't all of the world know? 
Say didn't you know? 
Didn't all of the world know? 
Say didn't you know? 
We almost lost detroit...