we almost lost detroit

it stands out on a highway

like a creature from another time

it inspires the babies' questions

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. this time

we almost lost detroit

this time. this time

yeah we almost lost detroit

just thirty miles from detroit

stands a giant power station

and it ticks each night as the city sleeps

seconds from annihilation

oh

but no one stopped to think about the people

or how they would survive

and yeah we almost lost detroit

this time. this time

yeah we almost lost detroit

this time. this time

and we almost lost detroit

this time. this time

and we almost lost detroit

this time. this time

and we almost lost detroit