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