She walks into Smokey's
one hip at a time
like a broken field runner
slippin' through the lines
He likes the way she looks
so he calls a little wife
says don't wait up for me,
I'll be workin late tonight
Wife hangs up the phone
bursts into tears
calls her sister up and cries
get over here.
Sister tells her boyfriend
be back in awhile
boyfriend wants a beer,
the store is just a mile.
He leaves the motor runnin'
he'll only be a minute,
his car drives away
with teenagers in it.
Driver tells his buddies,
got one life to live
they scream into the night,
lets get it over with.
Cause and effect,
chain of events,
All of the chaos makes perfect sense,
When we're spinnin' round,
things come undone.
Welcome to the earth,
third rock from the sun.
The kid guns the gas,
car starts to swerve
Heads for a semi truck,
jumps the curb
Truck hits a bigboy in
the Shoney's parking lot
Flies through the air,
takes out the bank clock
Clock strikes a light pole,
transformer sparks
lines go down, town goes dark.
Waitress calls the cops
says she saw it all
swears a giant alien
has landed at the mall
Cops ring up the mayor
says there's panic in the street,
hate to wake you up
but we can't find the chief,
mayor says use your head,
if he ain't in his car
he's hiding from his wife,
down at Smokey's bar
Cause and effect,
chain of events,
All of the chaos makes perfect sense,
When we're spinnin' round,
Things come undone
Welcome to the earth,
third rock from the sun.
Cause and effect,
chain of events,
All of the chaos makes perfect sense,
When we're spinnin' round,
Things come undone.
Welcome to the earth,
third rock from the sun.
Welcome to Earth
third rock from the sun.
Welcome to Earth
third rock from the sun.
