[Verse 1] There are many things to talk about Be constructive There are weapons we can use Be constructive with your blues Even when it's only warnings Even when you talk the war games [Chorus] Oh Why don't you quiet down? (Maybe I want peace and honesty) Why don't you quiet down? (Maybe I want to live in the children's land And you know maybe, maybe I) Why don't you quiet down? (Maybe I'll wander the promised land I want peace and honesty) Why don't you quiet down? (I want to live in the promised land And maybe wander the children's land) Quiet down! (Yeah, and there, there we can free) [Verse 2] You don't live in a business world and You never go out and you never stay We won our goals in a liberal world Living in times when I could stand it, babe All over, baby's crying It'll all be, baby, I can see out of here All over the planet's dead All over the planet, so let me out of here All over the, all over the, all over the, all over the [Chorus] (Quiet down) We are the dollars and cents and the pounds and pence And the mark and the yen, and yeah (Why don't you quiet down?) We're gonna crack your little souls We're gonna crack your little souls (Why don't you quiet down?) We are the dollars and cents and the pounds and pence And the pounds and pence, and yeah (Why don't you quiet down?) We're gonna crack your little souls Crack your little souls We are the dollars and cents