Screams cry out in the dead of night
  From the crack house across the street
  U're comin' down with a sudden migraine
  And here it is almost 3
  Next door they're fightin' again
  Somebody's done somebody wrong
  And some freak keeps calling up
  Want a quickie on the telephone
    U try and try 2 close your eyes at night
  But all U do is toss and turn until broad daylight
    CHORUS:
  Welcome aboard the 20th Century Express
  Welcome aboard the 20th Century Express
    Fast food chains keep popping up
  Everybody's eatin' on the run
  Hamburgers, French fries, hurry please
  But hold the indigestion
  The rush hour traffic slows U down
  As U race against the clock
  But fasten your seatbelts everyone
  There are no intermediate stops
    U try and try 2 keep pace with the times
  U try and get one step ahead, but U fall 2 steps behind
    CHORUS
    Ooh yeah, all day, on rey, all say, I say, he say, OK, OK {x4}
    U try and try 2 close your eyes at night
  But all U do is toss and turn until broad daylight
    CHORUS {x2}
    Running 2 the crack house
  People gettin' sprung out
  Welcome aboard
  (Welcome, welcome aboard the 20th Century Express)
    Livin' in the fast lane
  2 much cocaine
  Welcome aboard
  (Welcome, welcome aboard the 20th Century Express)
    The world keep revolvin'
  And ain't nobody stoppin'
  Welcome, oh yes
  (Welcome, welcome aboard the 20th Century Express)
    Welcome, welcome
  Welcome aboard the 20th Century Express
    We're livin' 2 fast, y'all
  Babies makin' babies, hear?
  Oh, welcome the 20th Century Express