Guns of '96, the guns of '96
  the ones that never miss!
  96 guns in the schoolyard
  there's a mama with a broken heart
  wand they promise in november
  but it's broken in december
  the man said boy things will change this year
  boy let me tell you crystal clear
  that man is far away from here
  and I don't want to talk about it
  or hear another word about it
  year of the rat?
  it's the year of the gun
  living in tinsletown, usa!
  guns of '96
  now it's fully automatic
  just one word, he's gonna, let 'em have it
  96 palm trees waved above the riot
  now everybody wants to try it
  hey brother can you spare a dime
  has been replaced with a gleaming shine
  with a .44 and a .45
  tough kids walk the street tonight
  shadows beneath a neon light
  if you got a six-shooter will you feel alright ?
  and the man in the blue box
  stands above the fray
  but you'd better lie low
  or you'll be coming home the horizontal way
  tough kids walk the street tonight
  shadows beneath a neon light
  they got a six-shooter and they feel alright