Capital Offense
[lyrics as rewritten for the closing credits of the film "Hammerlock"]
what is this thing all about
this Capital Offense
the politicians gamble
while the people take a chance
save your pennies for a dollar
spend your dollar on the trial
and get out quick 'cause the old girl's in denial
you're forced to play in her stone back yard
for twenty years you're on a chain vacation
she loves you for a little while but lets you fall so hard
and she calls it rehabilitation
her bounty is of splendor her bosom laid with trash
eternity is in her reach if you can find it there
she locks her iron door at night though many have a pass
we give too much she takes too much more than her share
what is this thing all about
this Capital Offense
the brittle people crumble where the power people stand
save your pennies for a dollar
spend your dollar on a lie
and get out quick before the old girl sees you cry
'cause before you came
she knew your name
it was written deep
inside her walls
yeah, before you came
she knew your name
she knew you'd take the fall
she'll use her torch to knock you down and leave you there for dead
and she'll give you a gold watch when you've done your time
she'll spend your wad your last thin dime she'll soak up all your bread
and it's not her fault the system is the crime
what is this thing all about
this Capital Offense
the little people stumble
while the pretty people dance
save your pennies for a quarter
save your seals for a prize
and get out quick before the old girl says
what is this thing all about
this Capital Offense
the bleaker people mumble
while the rhumba people dance
save your pennies for a quarter
spend a quarter of you life
and get out quick before the old girl says
what is this thing all about
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