| Let me paint the scene, early morning sweeps
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| Ryder trucks, D.E.A., dogs and police
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| 55 in jail, set up for the kill
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| Newsstands, headlines, read 'em and weep
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| Before too long you won’t crack a beer in peace
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| Before too long you won’t walk without a leash
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| What did you achieve shooting fish in a bowl?
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| Rolling up their sleeves for the elderly vote
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| The money that they waste — trials, taps and raids
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| Money you and I give up each time we get paid
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| Before too long you won’t crack a beer in peace
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| Before too long you won’t walk without a leash
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| This isn’t crime prevention
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| This is all about control
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| They need to win elections
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| See right through the story told
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| Why not hold a match to the bill of rights, change it
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| As you like, sized to fit a war that defies convention
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| You can smoke out of an apple, right?
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| You going to raid the supermarket next?
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| Fuck it, make a can pipe
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| Before too long you won’t crack a beer in peace
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| Before too long you won’t walk without a leash
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| Before too long you won’t have your freedom of speech
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| I do what I want — Fuck me
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| Before too long you won’t be able to call this country free
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| Those days are gone |