Boy! Boy! Now in the street there is violence And a lots of work to be done No place to hang out our washing And I can't blame all on the sun, oh no We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Workin' so hard like a soldier Can't afford a thing on TV Deep in my heart I abhor ya Can't get food for them kid, good God We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh no... Oh no... Oh no... Oh no... Oh no... We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Who is to blame in one country Never can get to the one Dealin' in multiplication And they still can't feed everyone, oh no We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh no, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Out in the street... Out in the street... Out in the daytime... Out in the night... Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Oh we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Out in the street... Out in the street... Out in the playground... In the dark side of town (HO!) We gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Hey, we gonna rock down to Electric Avenue And then we'll take it higher Rock it in the daytime Rock it in the night Rock it eeh-dum-pum-pay Oooh, in the brixton right