Simple Minds — When Two Worlds Collide

[Verse 1] Shots ring out in Paris, the bells ring out in Rome Photos in the papers, boy, you're gettin' old Footsteps in the carpark, he's the governor of the night The omens say crime don't pay, but each dog has his price [Chorus] When two worlds collide The tears well inside When two worlds collide [Verse 2] A boy is found in Naples, body's in the ditch His young life counts for nothin' when somebody's getting rich There's flowers on the table, he sips water, she drinks wine I don't think that mercy is the language of our time [Chorus] When two worlds collide The teardrops inside When two worlds collide You break me up inside [Verse 3] Backstreet of Chicago, a black man plays the gold There's a man on every corner, says he'd like to buy your soul Bhuddists in the temple, bullets in the night Steppin' out of their world into your world, into mine In the jet-black night [Chorus] Tears well inside When two worlds collide Break me up inside Two worlds collide