Don't get down (get even)

Don't Get Down (Get Even)
Don't let them get you down
Give an inch and you'll drown
Don't go jumping in the lake
Keep your feet firm on the ground
Don't get down, get even
Don't get down, get even

You've got such beautiful hands
but you don't seem to understand
You don't have to cry tonight
cos five fingers can form a fist
Don't get down, get even
Get off the ground and get even

Respect is due
but he don't give it to you
so reach out for
the handle on the door

I know you're a friend in need
and I want to help indeed
But really it's up to you
Only you can choose
not to to get down but to get even
Don't get down, get even

Eye for eye and a tooth for a tooth
makes you blind with a useless mouth
and I don't believe in violence
but I won't take it lying down
Don't get down, get even
Get off the ground and get even

Respect is due ...

Your boyfriend sleeps around
He's well known in this town
You know he'll never change
Only you can do it now

Don't get down, get even (x4)