Showdown

Well there's crying in the kitchen and there's fighting in thestreet

And there's cocaine in the schoolyard yet my heart don't miss abeat

And the preacher's on the telly and he's handing me the phone

Got an ulcer in his belly and a torment in his soul

He can't let go - oh he can't let go

Everybody wants a contribution, telling me they've got the bestsolution

No one wants the carousel to slow down, seems to me we're headingfor a showdown

And there's poison in the water and there's holes up in the sky

And the children keep on asking "Is the planet going to die?"

You must let go - oh you must let go

Got to get fired - it's going to get hot

We got to take it higher, give it everything you got

oh - oh, you never know, oh way to go

Everybody's talking revolution, politicians offer no solution

No one seems to want to face the lowdown

Seems to me we're heading for a showdown