The boys and the dukes are ready to rumble The word on the street some heads are gonna tumble Blades gonna flash when the street gangs clash In the avenue tonight When the lightning strikes Zip gun John his finger is itchin' Oh the lids gonna blow up in hell's kitchen It's an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth They're so ruthless when they fight When the lightning strikes There's a free-for-all in the parking lot Over who will rule the streets And the night explodes when the cops bring on the heat And the chains they crash like thunder While the weak ones all retreat Gotta draw first blood or they'll read your funeral rights When the lightning strikes It's dog eat dog when ya meet your rival In the combat zone it's your means of survival Gonna get last licks on a suicide blitz On a cloak and dagger night When the lightning strikes When the lightning strikes Can't you hear the thunder