Released: June 10, 1983
Songwriter: Rod Stewart Kevin Savigar Jim Cregan
Producer: Tom Dowd
[Verse 1]
This song ain't meant to be pretty
It ain't meant to make you dance
There's so many unsolved problems
Too many empty, angry hands
A little child in Ethiopia
Will die before this song is through
Poor eyes have only seen sadness
Oh God show us what to do
[Chorus]
I'm not preaching, I'm just singing
Trying to get a message through
I'm not crazy, I think maybe
The answers with me and you
Here they come
Take us to your leader
Take us to your leader
Think about it
[Verse 2]
A billion dollars on the arms race
Billions floating round in space
OPEC's counting out its money
Hunger stares us in the face
The battlefield is little children
Caught in a crossfire of hate
How can we call ourselves Christians
How can we turn the other way
[Chorus]
I'm not preaching, I'm just singing
Trying to get a message through
I'm not crazy, I think maybe
The answers with me and you
Here they come
Take us to your leader
Listen to what they're sayin'
Take us to your leader
Think about it
[Bridge]
Nostradamus gave us warning
You will never walk away
One neutron bomb in the morning
May just ruin your whole day
[Chorus]
I'm not preaching, I'm just singing
Trying to get a message through
I'm not crazy, I think maybe
The answers with me and you
Here they come
Take us to your leader
Listen to what they're sayin'
Take us to your leader
Take us to your leader
This song ain't meant to be pretty
It ain't meant to make you dance
There's so many unsolved problems
Too many empty, angry hands
A little child in Ethiopia
Will die before this song is through
Poor eyes have only seen sadness
Oh God show us what to do
[Chorus]
I'm not preaching, I'm just singing
Trying to get a message through
I'm not crazy, I think maybe
The answers with me and you
Here they come
Take us to your leader
Take us to your leader
Think about it
[Verse 2]
A billion dollars on the arms race
Billions floating round in space
OPEC's counting out its money
Hunger stares us in the face
The battlefield is little children
Caught in a crossfire of hate
How can we call ourselves Christians
How can we turn the other way
[Chorus]
I'm not preaching, I'm just singing
Trying to get a message through
I'm not crazy, I think maybe
The answers with me and you
Here they come
Take us to your leader
Listen to what they're sayin'
Take us to your leader
Think about it
[Bridge]
Nostradamus gave us warning
You will never walk away
One neutron bomb in the morning
May just ruin your whole day
[Chorus]
I'm not preaching, I'm just singing
Trying to get a message through
I'm not crazy, I think maybe
The answers with me and you
Here they come
Take us to your leader
Listen to what they're sayin'
Take us to your leader
Take us to your leader
more tracks from the album
Body Wishes (Bonus Track Version)
- What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So in Love with You)
- Walkin’
- Strangers Again (Alternate Mix)
- What Am I Gonna Do (I’m So in Love with You) [Alternate Mix]
- Move Me (Alternate Mix)
- Body Wishes (Alternate Mix)
- That’s What Friends Are For
- Strangers Again
- Dancin’ Alone
- Body Wishes
- Ghetto Blaster
- Baby Jane
- Ready Now
- Sweet Surrender
- Satisfied
- Move Me
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim) (Live at the Greek Theater)
From the albums
- Body Wishes (Bonus Track Version) (1983)
- Body Wishes (1983)
Rod Stewart popular songs
- I Don’t Want to Talk About It
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?
- Young Turks
- Maggie May
- Forever Young
- Love Is
- Sailing
- Handbags & Gladrags
- Da Ya Think I’m Sexy? (Remix)
- Maggie May (Live)
- Faith of the Heart
- Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright)
- Every Picture Tells a Story
- Have I Told You Lately
- Didn’t I
- Baby Jane
- You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
- The First Cut Is the Deepest
- When I Need You
- Downtown Train
- Rhythm of My Heart
- Hot Legs
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Missing You