Theres an old green shed at the end of an overgrown driveway
And years ago that shed collapsed and fell
Years before that there was a withered dog chained up there
I saved him, maybe he saved me as well
Now hes gone and I think Ive come undone
And its midnight in the city of destruction
Theres music in the air and sweet abandon
Theyre singin cross the farm in the evening breeze
But theres someone in the rows whos unwanted
And now theyve cut the faithful from the trees
And the bulldozers move in one by one
Its midnight in the city of destruction
I lost my guitar, my home, my hope and my good fortune
I lost my grandfather, two neighbors and my friend
I pray that God himself will come and drown the president
If the levees break again
Now were standin at the crossroads waitin for instruction
And its midnight in the city of destruction
Theres a secret prison somewhere south of 60
And in that secret prison theres a secret cell
And the prisoners bound and burned, blinded and beaten
Still that secret prisoner keeps his secret well
Turn out the lights cause for one night thats enough, son
Its midnight in the city of destruction