Hear the guns and the distant thunder, I can't go out there. So detached from the ache and the hunger, afraid to care. Don't know it when the sun goes down. I read it that the world spins 'round... Here in The Big House We're living in "Panavision", We got a city we call Avalon. Here in The Big House, We got a subdivision where it is burning like the Amazon. Fifty-two little states in a jumble, nowhere to run. Got to fight to survive in the jungle, My head is numb. We were looking for a better life, Still hoping it will turn out right... Here in The Big House We're living in "Panavision", We got a city we call Avalon. Here in The Big House, We got a subdivision where it is burning like the Amazon.