Murder on the Midnight Wire Hey man you heard there's murder down on the street Lookout Police men are out on the beat Back in an alley a shot rings out A cigarette flares Maybe it's a bang, blame, bang Murder on the Midnight wire The Police said this boy is a liar Look, the gun's in his hands It was a bang, blame, bang The public wants an answer tonight And this boy has no alibi He's a murderer on the midnight wire Conversations just slip in the dark One block over the dogs start to bark Across the ocean the sun starts to rise With foreign eyes maybe it's a bang, blame, bang Murder on the midnight wire The police say this boy is a liar Look, the guns in his hands It was a bang, blame, bang The public wants an answer tonight This boy has no alibi He's a murderer on the midnight wire Impact runs down electric lines Heading north to the city news wire If it's in ink it's black and it's white Maybe it's a bang, blame, bang Murder on the midnight wire The police say this boy is a liar Look, the guns in his hands It is a bang, blame, bang The public wants an answer tonight This boy has no alibi He's a murderer on the midnight wire