You see it every day in every way   We all hear the same routines   They all say that it's okay      Just let us take care of everything   So we lay it on the line      Layin' it on the line   (Layin' it on the line)   Layin' it all   (Right on the line)      Just layin' it on the line   (Layin' it on the line)   Layin' it all   (We're livin' on the front line)      I can see it in the faces   We gotta trouble in the streets tonight   And power keeps us in our places      It doesn't matter if you're left or right   You lay it on the line      Layin' it on the line   (Layin' it on the line)   Just layin' it all   (Right on the line)      Layin' it on the line   (Layin' it on the line)   Layin' it all   (Right on the line)      Take it to the wilderness   Into the jungle sun   Lookin' for the voice of reason   Inside this Babylon      Got U.S. boys on foreign soil   Spillin' their blood to keep the peace   Cities will vanish in turmoil      While the sheiks lay sleepin' on the beach   We lay it on the line      Layin' it on the line   (Layin' it on the line)   Layin' it all   (Right on the line)      Just layin' it on the line   (Layin' it on the line)   Layin' it all   (Right on the line)      Layin' it on the line   Just layin' it on   Layin' it on the line   Layin' it on      Layin' it on the line   Just layin' it on   Layin' it on the line   Layin' it on