When The World Is Running Down
Different Gear vs. The Police Lyrics

Turn on my VCR
I turn on my old VCR that I've had for years

Same one I've had for years
I use the same VCR that I've had for years

James Brown on the T.A.M.I Show
I watch the same James Brown performance on the T.A.M.I Show that I've had recorded for years

Same tape I've had for years
I play the same tape that I've had for years

I sit in my old car
I sit in the same car that I've had for years

Old battery's running down
The battery in the car that's lasted for years is starting to die

It ran for years and years
The battery has been running for years and years

Turn on the radio
I turn on the radio to listen to music

The static hurts my ears
The noise from the radio is painful to my ears

Tell me where would I go
I haven't been out in years, so I'm not sure where to go

I ain't been out in years
I haven't gone outside for a very long time

Turn on the stereo
I turn on the stereo to listen to music

It's played for years and years
The stereo has been playing music for years and years

An Otis Redding song
I only have one song by Otis Redding that I listen to

It's all I own
The Otis Redding song is the only possession that I have

Plug in my MCI
I plug in my MCI machine to practice recording music

To exercise my brain
I use the MCI machine to stimulate my brain and practice my music skills

Make records on my own
I practice making music recordings on my own instead of going out

Can't go out in the rain
I can't go outside when it's raining, so I stay in to make recordings

Pick up the telephone
I pick up the phone to try and talk to someone

I've listened here for years
I've been listening on the phone for someone to talk to for years

No one to talk to me
There's nobody on the phone to talk to me

When I feel lonely here
When I feel lonely in my current state

Don't waste my time with tears
I don't want to waste time crying about my loneliness

I run "Deep Throat" again
I watch the same movie, "Deep Throat", again

Don't like the food I eat
I don't enjoy the food that I eat

The cans are running out
The food cans that have sustained me for years are running low

Same food for years and years
I've been eating the same food for years and years

I hate the food I eat
I strongly dislike the food that I eat

When the world is running down
In the midst of all the chaos in the world

You make the best of what's still around
You have to make the most of what you have left

When the world is running down
In the midst of all the chaos in the world

You make the best of what's still around
You have to make the most of what you have left

When the world is running down
In the midst of all the chaos in the world

You make the best of what's still around
You have to make the most of what you have left

Whoa
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