The State Blues

Of all the fears I carry 'round
The greatest one is you, always around
It's always you, yeah, it's you

You're the one who writes it all down
Birth, life, and the cold hard ground
You're always by my side
Tellin' me how I should live my life

How many hours I work each day
And how much you take away
I pay you every single time
Even when I don't wanna pay a dime

Scared of you, always of you
I wake up early, go to sleep with you
Scared of you, always of you
Scared of you

You choose the law I gotta follow
You jail or free me come tomorrow
You point the finger or hide the lie
You're the one who decides who survives

And when one voice tries to rise
In the middle of a thousand cries
Your armed hand moves in near
You hush 'em, cuff 'em, make 'em disappear

When your heavy hand comes down
There ain't no way out, no mercy 'round
No way out, no mercy 'round

But when you're wrong, you always say
It ain't on me
I don't know what happened
Ain't nothin' I can do today

And I keep on livin', scared of you
Workin' from sunrise 'til the day is through
Scared of you, scared of you
Yeah, scared of you