We Almost Lost Detroit (Live)

Woo, that ain't cool

Um, recently they have re-released

Some material that we did with an organization called

The Musicians Untied for Safe Energy

The were called MUSE, and the movie was called No Nukes

And we did a song on the album, No Nukes

That was about an accident that took place thirty miles outside Detroit

And in that song that we recorded in 1977

We mentioned a young lady named Karen Silkwood

Whose case would be decided some six or seven years later

We want you to understand

That somebodies always got to be on the job

Somebodies always got to be on the job

Because there's always a job out there to do

This is a song here called We Almost Lost Detroit

It stands out on the highway

Like a creature from another time

It inspires the babies questions

For their mothers as they ride

Yeah, but no one stopped to think about the babies

Or, or just how they would survive

And we almost lost Detroit this time

And how would we ever get over losing our minds?

And just thirty miles from Detroit

They built a giant power station

And it ticks each night as the city sleeps

Or maybe seconds from annihilation

Yeah, but no one stopped to think about the people

Or, or just how they would survive

Yes, we almost lost Detroit this time, yeah, this time

And how would we get over, over losing our minds?

You see, almost lost Detroit that time

Said, we all almost lost Detroit that time

Said, we all, now how would you ever get over, over?

Somebody's always tryna get over, over

I don't think I would ever get over, over

I don't think I would ever get over, over

Said, well, people all over the world wanna know

Said, didn't you know?

Said, people all over the world wanna know

Said, didn't you know?

Said, almost lost Detroit that time

Said, we all, almost lost Detroit that time

Said, we almost lost Detroit that time

I don't think I would ever get over, over

I don't think I would ever get over, over

Said, we, losing my mind, no, no

Thank you very much

Please welcome the other members of the band

I thank you, you've been very patient