Lyrics:

You gotta listen now
And recognize the circle
You gotta listen now
Get wise before they lift your eyes

You gotta listen now
And hold your children closer
You gotta listen now
Get down or you won't be around

You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
And recognize the circle (now listen, now now listen)

(You gotta listen now) (now listen, now now listen)
Sometimes dawns that day
When a man calls for his pay
(Get wise before they lift your eyes) (now listen, now now listen)
But you gotta go through that
Yes, you gotta go through that

(You gotta listen now) (now listen, now now listen)
When you've paid what you owe
You might have to try to slow
(And hold your children closer) (now listen, now now listen)
But you gotta go through that
So, you gotta live through that

(You gotta listen now) (now listen, now now listen)
But when the masters of the tame
Require to repossess your name
(Get down or you won't be around) (now listen, now now listen)
You don't have to go through that
You don't have to live through that

Thunder rolling down out of dried-up skies
Every inch of earth crying out for water
Television man spelling out the price
Everywhere the sheep creeping to the slaughter
Cold weather coming, people feel the fire
Living on Dead End Street with no desire

Is it any wonder you've got no power
When you pay a thief to keep it for you?
Is it a surprise that your wine is sour
When you let a liar choose the brew he pours you?
Talk on the wire about force and choice
It's uncomfortable to raise your voice

Everybody whispering behind their hand
Selling their despair to any stronger man
Don't have to listen now

We taught ourselves to trust our heads
It's getting us nowhere
If fifty-five million hearts can't feel it
We'll never know where

Polish up your silver and hide your gold
Send the lookout man down to every corner
Gather in the place where it's bought and sold
Next to where you once used to be a learner
Cold weather coming, people feel the fire
Living on Dead End Street with no desire
You gotta listen now

(Now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)

You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)
You gotta listen now (now listen, now now listen)
(Now listen, now now listen)

You gotta listen now...