You know it's 9AM And I, and I've been waiting for you wondering where you might sit I got the guards out just in case it's true But you know I know you wouldn't do it Why don't you sit down and take, and take a breath And if you think you're headed for the cross But take your robe off Take out, take out your thumbs It's just about some money loss And if the children, they keep crying And if they stumble out into to the streets And if the old men grab the --- And mumble something about how they would never retreat You tell them: It's just, it's just the winter turning into spring And when the sun comes When you keep them waiting Now just waiting for the bell to ring And if the streets begin to crumble And the poor begin to wash away And the children lose their culture Well, it's happened before and it will be okay You know we're not scared Of what, of what is coming Of what is coming from the streets You know we're not scared Of what, of what could happen If you leave us standing on our feet But if I gave your number, you --- And if I gave you a dollar, --- And if I sell my first born son to the Pharaoh Do you, you think that we could stay, stay here I'm just, I'm just waiting for the bell to ring I'm just standing here in my corner Waiting for the bell to ring I'm just lying here, oh, on the floor Just waiting for the bell to ring I'm just standing here, oh, in my corner Just waiting for the bell to ring I'm just lying here, oh, on the floor Just waiting for the bell to ring I'm just sitting here tied up in the corner Just waiting for the bell to ring