Richard Thompson - Don't Take It Laying Down lyrics

There’s a time for peace and love There’s a time to just survive If I hadn’t raised my head You would have buried me alive Don’t take it lying down Give them as good as they gave you Don’t take it lying down That turn the cheek stuff won’t save you now If I speak who’s going to hear? I’m drowned out with the tide Love to hear your point of view Could there be another side? We can’t pick without a choice We can’t drink without a well When you though you’d stopped our voice You woke the sleeping lion as well