Cops ring up the Mayor, say there's panic in the streets
Welcome to Earth, third rock from the sun
Truck hits the big boy in Schoney's parkin' lot
His car drives away with teenagers in it
Boyfriend wants a beer, the store is just a mile
All of the chaos makes perfect sense
He likes the way she looks so he calls the liltle wife
We hate to wake you up but we can't find the chief
Clock strikes a light pole transformer sparks
Mayor says, use your head if he ain't in his car
Welcome to Earth, third rock from the sun
When you're spinnin' 'round, things come undone
The driver tells his buddies got one life to live
When you're spinnin' 'round, things come undone
Cause and effect, chain of events
Says, don't wait up for me, I'll be workin' late tonight
Welcome to Earth, third rock from the sun
Waitress calls the cops says, she saw it all
When you're spinnin' 'round, things come undone
The kid guns the gas, car starts to swerve
Lines go down, the town goes dark
Cause and effect, chain of events
Cause and effect, chain of events
Swears a giant alien has landed at the mall
All of the chaos makes perfect sense
He's hidin' from his wife down at Smokey's bar
All of the chaos makes perfect sense
She walks into Smokey's one hip at a time
Like a broken field runner, slippin' through the line
Heads for the semi truck jumps the curb
They scream into the night, let's get it over with
Sister tells her boyfriend be back in a while
Calls her sister up and cries get over here
Welcome to Earth, third rock from the sun
He leaves the motor runnin', he'll only be a minute
Who flies through the air takes out the bank clock
Welcome to Earth, third rock from the sun
Wife hangs up the phone bursts into tears