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Capital Offense

[lyrics as rewritten for the closing credits of  the film  "Hammerlock"]


what is this thing all about

this Capital Offense

the politicians gamble

while the people take a chance

save your pennies for a dollar

spend your dollar on the trial

and get out quick 'cause the old girl's in denial


you're forced to play in her stone back yard

for twenty years you're on a chain vacation

she loves you for a little while but lets you fall so hard

and she calls it rehabilitation


her bounty is of splendor her bosom laid with trash

eternity is in her reach if you can find it there

she locks her iron door at night though many have a pass

we give too much  she takes too much  more than her share


what is this thing all about

this Capital Offense

the brittle people crumble where the power people stand

save your pennies for a dollar

spend your dollar on a lie

and get out quick before the old girl sees you cry


'cause before you came

she knew your name

it was written deep

inside her walls 

yeah,  before you came

she knew your name

she knew you'd take the fall


she'll use her torch to knock you down and leave you there for dead

and she'll give you a gold watch when you've done your time

she'll spend your wad your last thin dime she'll soak up all your bread

and it's not her fault the system is the crime


what is this thing all about

this Capital Offense

the little people stumble

while the pretty people dance

save your pennies for a quarter

save your seals for a prize

and get out quick before the old girl says

what is this thing all about

this Capital Offense

the bleaker people mumble

while the rhumba people dance

save your pennies for a quarter

spend a quarter of you life

and get out quick before the old girl says

what is this thing all about

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