Well there's crying in the kitchen
and there's fighting on the street
And there's cocaine in the schoolyard

yet my heart don't miss a beat
I can't let go, no he can't let go


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, no he can't let go

Everybody wants a contribution

Telling me they've got the best solution
No one wants the carousel to slowdown
Seems to me we're heading for 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?"
We must let go, we must let go


Got to get fired - it's going to get hot
We've got to take it higher,

give it everything we 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