A man took an ad on T.V.   To enrol in the police academy   He's very talented, outstanding proof   From his clean-cut apperance to the shine on his boots   When it comes to graduation, he's number one   An expert with a rifal and also a gun   Three weeks on the beat and his weak nerves crack   And fires four warning shots into a kid's back      KILLERS! these are the killers   KILLERS! the coldhearted killers   KILLERS! bloodthirsty killers   KILLERS! beware of the killers      A young girl marries an older man   With more money than you can understand   He smouthers her with pearls and jewellery   And they both seemed as happy as they could be   But three months later, she's sad but content   Seems he had an unexpected accident   The girl said he would be hard to forget   As the papers interviewed her while she flew his jet      KILLERS! these are the killers   KILLERS! she was the killers   KILLERS! the coldhearted killers   KILLERS! beware of the killers      It's time for all to work together for peace   'Cause everybody's doomed if the killings don't cease   Street homicide, war, it's all the same   'Cause murder is murder by any name      An young man loses his only job   To proud to hustle, too honest to rob   He goes to tell his family an his wife   But an argument breaks out, she grabs a knife   Tempers esculate to a total rage   Shots burst out from a loaded twelve-guage   They call it mass murder, suicide   BUT SOMEBODY TELL ME WHY THE KIDS HAD TO DIE      KILLERS! these are the killers   KILLERS! the coldhearted killers   KILLERS! bloodthirsty killers   KILLERS! beware of the killers      Vietnam vet, home from the war   Can't get a job in a candy store   Unemployment hurts and he's living proof   So to take out his frustration, he climbs on the roof   He shows no pity as victims are shot   The only thing to stop him are the bullets from SWAT   Ten people died on a sunny day   BUT TELL ME WHO TAUGHT HIM HOW TO SHOOT THAT WAY      KILLERS! these are the killers   KILLERS! you know the killers   KILLERS! beware of the killers   KILLERS! are you a killer?      It's time for all to work together for peace   'Cause everybody's doomed if the killings don't cease   Street homicide, war, it's all the same   'Cause murder is murder by any name      A known criminal is sentenced to death   Now the legal system controls his last breath   He tries to fight execution with petitions and pleas   And a pardon from the governor is all he needs   He cries out for mercy but nothing's spared   And on his day of termination, he's strapped in a chair   High voltage fills his body in a ...... jail   And all of the people of vengeance grail      KILLERS! the coldhearted killers   KILLERS! bloodthirsty killers   KILLERS! the mercilous killers   KILLERS! are you a killer?      Georgie-Porgie-Pudding-and-pie   Couldn't get a girl, let me tell you all why   He tried to be down like all the rest   Had girls in his hair, gold on his chest   He rolled around town in a coup deville   But he had no money, he was broke as hell   Ladies love money and he needed more   So he tried to steal something out a liquor store   But before Georgie-Porgie could get away   The man pulled out his gun and blew him away      KILLERS! the coldhearted killers   KILLERS! are you a killer?   KILLERS! the mercilous killers   KILLERS! beware of the killers      It's time for all to work together for peace   'Cause everybody's doomed if the killings don't cease   Street homicide, war, it's all the same   'Cause murder is murder by any name      Politicians plan for power eacha nd every day   We are all just puppets in the games they play   They manipulate the message to attain their goals   And for simple re-election they will sell their souls   Nuclear supremacy is the ultimate thrill   So our tax we pay is paid for overkill   ...................... up to the skies   WHILE WE ALL PRAY TO GOD THE MISSILES NEVER FLY      KILLERS! these are the killers   KILLERS! they are the killers   KILLERS! are you a killer?   KILLERS! don't be a killer      It's time for all to work together for peace   'Cause everybody's doomed if the killings don't cease   Street homicide, war, it's all the same   'Cause murder is murder by any name