Showdown

Roger Hodgson

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


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


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 best solution


No one wants the carousel to slow down, 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?"


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