Well, there are sixteen people in Danny's apartment  Sixteen people are living in there  Remember the days of rent control  Grandpa remembers rock and roll    These days won't last forever  These days won't last for long  You know, somebody somewhere owes us a favor  That's how things really get done  In this World of Opportunities, it's a Land of Possibilities    We wanna live in a dirty old town  Building it up, tearing us down  With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground  We wanna live - dirty old town  Dirty old town    Now when the ladies come from Kansas  They wear their traditional colors  Today the fabrics are ragged and torn  The clothes on their backs is all that they own  They say, "Don't draw attention to yourself  They'll tear you apart for a couple of bucks  Keep you head down and keep you nose clean  'Cause people who're scared do dangerous things"    These days can't last forever  These days can't last for long  You know someday things'll get better  Somehow things'll get done  In this World of Possibilities, it's the Land of Opportunities    We wanna live in a dirty old town  Building it up, tearing us down  With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground  We wanna live - dirty old town  Dirty old town    These days shoes are worn only on special occasions  Battles are fought for fam'ly and nations  Maybe you'll pray, but God isn't home  And there's no guarantee that justice be done    We wanna live in a dirty old town  Building it up, tearing us down  With our head in the clouds and our feet on the ground  We wanna live - dirty old town  Dirty old town