Stand and Deliver – English Lyrics

• By: Eric Clapton, Van Morrison
• Album: Meanwhile

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the controversial collaboration between Eric Clapton and Van Morrison in 'Stand and Deliver,' a blues-infused protest against COVID-19 lockdowns. Delve into the artists' perspectives on freedom and government control, and discover the public's reaction to this bold statement. Understand the nuances of the English language used in protest and the cultural context surrounding the song's release.

[English]

Stand and deliver

You've let 'em put the fear on you

Stand and deliver

But not a word you heard was true

But if there's nothing you can say

There may be nothing you can do

Do you wanna be a free man

Or do you wanna be a slave?

Do you wanna be a free man

Or do you wanna be a slave?

Do you wanna wear these chains

Until you're lying in the grave?

I don't wanna be a pauper

And I don't wanna be a prince

I don't wanna be a pauper

And I don't wanna be a prince

I just wanna do my job

Playing the blues for my friends

Magna Carta, Bill of Rights

The constitution, what's it worth?

You know they're gonna grind us down, ah

Until it really hurts

Is this a sovereign nation

Or just a police state?

You better look out, people

Before it gets too late

You wanna be your own driver

Or keep on flogging a dead horse?

You wanna be your own driver

Or keep on flogging a dead horse?

Do you wanna make it better

Or do you wanna make it worse?

Stand and deliver

You let 'em put the fear on you

Slow down the river

But not a word of it was true

If there's nothing you can say

There may be nothing you can do

Stand and deliver

Stand and deliver

Dick Turpin wore a mask, too

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