See them rule these streets at night Selling souls and dealing highs Running with their smoking guns Talking tough of damage done Revolution in their minds Only way they know is crime Killing children with their fix While they wear a crucifix They are the voice There is no choice In the name of the father and the gun Cities held by strangle hold How to free them no one knows There is no near end in sight Those who try just lose the fight Bonded by their colors worn A violent way of life is born Everyone's your enemy Addiction is pure slavery Death on our streets But no one speaks In the name of the father and the gun [Chorus:] In the name of the father In the name of all that's wrong All's said and done In the name of the gun In the eyes of a guilty man His work is done Now there's nowhere safe around From the slums to chinatown Home's become a living hell Take me to the wishing well Get me off these streets of fear Someone get me out of here Turn my head and look away Free me from the endless shame Take me away I will not pray In the name of the father, and the gun... [Chorus]