Lyrics:

I'm back in Beirut
All on my ass
When I'm thinking about the silly men
People trying to run the world
When I'm thinking about the silly men
People trying to run the world
Something must be done about it
Something must be done right now
About the silly men, people trying to run the world

When I hear them call out my name, I start to run, run
When I hear them call out my name, I start to run, run
Something must be done about it
Something must be done right now
About the silly people trying to run the world
Whistling in the dark
I'm whistling for a friend
Whistling in the dark again
And we all fall down (all fall down)
We all fall down (all fall down)
We all fall down (all fall down)
And we all fall down (all fall down)
In a modern Beirut recital
In model Beirut again
Modern Beirut recital
Modern Beirut again

When I hear 'em run in the street
They're gonna break, break down the door
They don't knock, knock (knock, knock)
They don't knock, knock (knock, knock)
Well, something must be done about it
Something must be done right now
About the silly people trying to break down my door
They break down the door
Whistling in the dark
I'm whistling for a friend
Whistling in the dark again
We all fall down (all fall down)
All fall down (all fall down)
You all fall down (all fall down)
We all fall down (all fall down)
In a modern Beirut recital
In model Beirut again
Modern Beirut recital
Modern Beirut again
Everybody likes pirates