Rites of Passage
(1997)
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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 - oh
I 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 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?"
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
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