Time for a patrol ride
Crews are sittin' outside
One fifth down
Wonderin' how you're still around
Missin' the babies in the weeds
New Jersey wind through the leaves
Just waitin' for a call
Don't you wanna take them all
It's a mad frustration
Just waitin' for a call
There's layoffs at the station
Beneath the refinery's glow
Out where those great black rivers flow
You're the reaper of the madness
Can't help but give a damn
Don't you wanna stop them all
It's a 1038
Now it's earlier than late
It's an old time fastback
Riding the turnpike like a racetrack
Ain't no backup
Time to pick the slack up
Your blue lights are flashin'
License registration
He ain't got none
Now he's pullin' out his gun
Thoughts turn to the weeds
How you give them kids a squeak
You're the reaper of the madness
Can't help but give a damn
Don't you wanna stop them all
You're the reaper of the madness
Can't help but give a damn
Don't you wanna stop them all
Concrete's a cold bed
Feels rough on the back of your head
Tires are screechin'
Heart's barely beatin'
Radio out of reach
Here comes the sunrise in the east
Here comes the sunrise in the east
Here comes the sunrise in the east