The Gizard

i was out of a job
not quite out on the street
when a friend said buddy,
let's get you something to eat
i had a nice dinner and he
had a proposition for me

he said i know you're hurtin,
i know you're singing the blues
well i got a certain
job that i want you to do
and you'll be livin mighty fine if you can
make it for a year or two

well i never tried the scam before
didn't know what it was
he said everybody's doin it
it'll give you quite a buzz
so i picked up on the gig
pushing junk out on the grid
but then one day i found out
he was workin for the fuzz

I said wait a minute brother
what you puttin over on me
wait a minute brother
you gotta understand
i may be down and out but i
ain't gonna work for the man

he said look here my friend
you got me all confused
i'm just tryin to help you out
I think that you got somethin to lose
now you owe me for my help
and i ain't gonna let you refuse

well i was amazed that he
thought i was his to command
so i quit right on the spot
thought i'd make my little stand
i told him where to stick it
walked away and never looked back

now people let me tell you
gotta watch out for yourself
when folks are on the take
they don't care about nothing else
they'll sell the blood of babies
burn a forest to the ground
they'll feed you with their jive
and you don't want to be around

so listen brothers and sisters
i know you gotta agree
don't let nobody tell you
what you gotta do to be free
figure out your own trips baby
don't even take it from me

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