Wild in the Streets Lyrics

Wild, wild, wild, wild
Wild in the streets
Wild in the streets
Wild in the streets
Wild in the streets

In the heat of the summer
Better call out a plumber
Turn on the steam pipe
Cool me off

With your big crime fighters
And your newspaper writers
Still need a drugstore
To cure my buzz

Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets

'64 valiant, hand full of valiums
Couple of beers really do me right
You better believe us,better trust us
Teenage jive,walking wreck

Wild, wild, wild, running wild
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets
Got a gang called the wolves
You have to choose
Play with the boys
You're bound to lose
A bottle in one hand
A can in the other
Don't fool around cause they're real
Mean mothers

Wild, wild, wild, wild
Wild running, running
Wild running, running
Wild

Mrs. America, how's your favorite son?
Do you care just what he's done? no!
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets, running, running
Wild in the streets

Wild in the streets
Running wild in the streets
Running wild in the streets
We're running wild in the streets
Running wild in the streets
We're running wild in the streets
Running wild in the streets
We're running wild in the streets

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“Wild In The Streets” is one of the Circle Jerks' most famous songs, but few know that it is based off singer/songwriter Garland Jeffreys' song of the same name:

The original was a reactionary tale of life in the Bronx after Garland had heard about the murder and rape of a young girl. However, the Circle Jerks twist it into an anthem of anarchy.

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1982
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