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It crawls on his back, won t ever let him be
Stares at the walls until the cinder blocks can breathe
His eyes have gone away, escaping over time
He rules a crowded nation... insi...ide his mind
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He knows that night like his hand, he knows every move he made
Late shift, the bell that rang, a time card... won t... fade
10:05 his truck pulled home, 10:05 he climbed his stair
About the time he was accused of being there
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But I m not the man
He goes free as I... wait on the row...
For the man... to test the rope he ll slip around my... throat...
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and silen... ce me
On the day he was tried no witness testified
Nothing but evidence, not... hard to falsify
His own confession was a prosecutor s prize
made up of fear, of rage... and of outright lies
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But I m not the man
He goes free as the candle vigil glows
As they... burn my clothes
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As the cro... owd cries... "Hang him... slow!"
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And I... feel my... blood go... cold... he goes... free
Call out the KKK, they re... wild after me
And with that frenzied look of half-demented zeal
they d love to serve me up my... final... meal
Who ll read my... final rite and... hear my... last... appeal?
Who... struck this... devil s... deal?