Possession Songtext
von Zero

Eight to ten years for possession
I′m living at the state hotel
I guess I learned my lesson
I guess I learned it well
The judge says I got no discretion
The law upon that point is clear
Either got to put you up at state expense
Or let you walk away from here

I see you got a prior conviction
That just about ties my hands
It took away my power of decision
I got to honor what the law commands
You were indicted for conspiracy
To obstruct the right of way
The plea was self-defense
But it wasn't your judge that day


Possession
Not a portion of the law they say
Possession
Take that boy and lock him away
Possession
Teach him how to obey
They′d rather let a killer walk the street
Than another damn freak like me

I got a wife and kid on the way
I never had a nose for crime
Someone passed me a joint one day
And now I'm doing federal time
I got a letter from my wife that read
"I just met another man
It ain't that I don′t love you," it said
"I hope you understand"

I guess my luck ain′t all that bad
I'm smiling through my tears
Seems that the DA knew my dad
Or I might have got twenty years
A killer comes and a killer walks
While I sit rotting here
The scene of the crime is the ballot box
And people who vote from fear


Possession
Not a portion of the law they say
Possession
Take that boy and lock him away
Possession
Teach him how to obey
They′d rather let a killer walk the street
Than another damn freak like me

Possession
Not a portion of the law they say
Possession
Take that boy and lock him away
Possession
How come they understand
They'd rather free a man with the blood on his hands
Than another damn freak like me