Name: Texas Lawyer
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Texas Lawyer

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They wanna turn me
Into a goddamn Texas lawyer
They tell me I'm white,
So it's a God-given right
To earn the all-American dollar

Oh woman see
What the man gone done to me
He gave us the best of the treasure chest
And he kept it out of reach

And it's all nonsense
We're nothing but blood
Passing on to some future someone
We're waiting for the world to love

'Cause the somebody I love
Is the nobody I am
Someone listen me goddamn

Ah America, I just don't get ya

I almost didn't last
Getting by sitting in a college class
But they gave me a pass
'Cause I gave 'em the cash
And now I'm some official kind of smartass

Now I'm supposed to believe
They got jobs for an English degree
They say "It's all your fault,
Somewhere you spilled some salt,
And now you don't know how to be an adult"

Do I sound crazy
Or am I right?
Do I make up excuses
And can I really handle life?

I get mad at the system
I get mad at my bloodline
They brought me into this world just to do time

Ah America, I just don't get ya

I just don't get ya

So I accepted a gig
Teaching broken English to some eighth grade kids
They say it's all my fault
That they can't get along
And all my bosses tell me is to stay strong

But I'm riddled with debt
Only punching in just to cash in a check
But I'm warning the man
That I'm changing my plan
And getting out of Dodge as quick as I can

But it's all pointless
I'm kidding no one
You're never getting out of the game
'Cause the man's work is never done

He'll fine you a new bill
'Til you learn how to stay still
But you still owe for your smile
And your pain pills

Ah America, I just don't get ya

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released October 29, 2019

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