State of the Union

[Verse 1: Peter Cetera] I was talking about the state of the union How there's no one now in power who's thinking of me I was thinking how we ought to try to fix it Find a leader who is not afraid to be [Chorus: Peter Cetera] Then a voice called out in the darkness Saying, "Tear the system down" Oh, tear it down [Verse 2: Peter Cetera] I was thinking about how that was very crazy And I tried to find a way to tell him so But when I did, I used a word that was quite nasty How the policeman heard me, man, I'll never know [Chorus: Peter Cetera] Then a voice called from out in the darkness Saying, "Tear the system down" Oh, tear it down Down to the ground Mmm [Instrumental] [Verse 3: Peter Cetera] I was wrestled off to one side of the theater And they said I'd have to go right to the jail They don't permit coarse language in their city But they did accept a large amount of bail [Chorus: Peter Cetera] Then a voice called from out in the darkness Saying, "Tear the system down" Oh, tear it down Down to the ground Tear it down, down, down, down, down [Outro: All] Oh We ain't gonna Let you tear it down Oh Oh, yeah Don't tear it down Don't you tear it Don't tear it down Don't tear it down Ahh, don't tear it down Don't, don't, don't, don't Tear it down Oh, oh, oh, oh Yeah Don't tear it down Don't tear Don't tear it down, build it up Build it up