I said I see no joy, I see only sorrow
I see no chance of your bright new tomorrow
[Chorus]
So stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down
I say stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down
Stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down Margaret
I say stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down
[Ranking Roger: Verse 1]
I sometimes wonder if I'll ever get the chance
Just to sing to my children in a holiday jam
Our lives seem petty in your cold gray hands
Would you give a second thought, would you ever give a damn?
I doubt it
Stand down Margaret
Everybody shout it
Stand down Margaret
[Ranking Roger: Verse 2]
(Why?) Cause too much war in the city, yeah
Said too much war in the city, war
I tell you said love and unity, the only way
Love and unity, the only way
Work, white law
Shell shock, world war
[Chorus]
Stand down please
Stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down Margaret
I say stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down Margaret
Stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down Margaret
I say stand down Margaret, stand down please, stand down Margaret