The New Alcatraz
By
Robert Lee King
[VERSE]
Think you're
free, think again
Fail to pay
your taxes, whose house you livin' in
Just one drink
too many, legal alcohol
Climb behind
the wheel, you won't get too far
[CHORUS]
They tell you,
none before have ever been so free
As they bind
you, with chains you can't see
No prison made
of stone or glass
This is the
New Alcatraz
[VERSE]
Tell me, do
you see, what's written in the wind
Hard times, in
a hard life, Brewing once again
Just another
fool, headed for the wall
When time runs
short, that hammer's gonna fall
[CHORUS]
They tell you,
none before have ever been so free
As they bind
you, with chains you can't see
No prison made
of stone or glass
This is the
New Alcatraz
[BRIDGE]
License fees
and property taxes, bills still due, even on your last breath
The world
today, moving so fast, turns each day into to a contest
Can't even die
today without some green
Still…
[CHORUS]
They tell you,
none before have ever been so free
As they bind
you, with chains you can't see
No prison made
of stone or glass
This is the New Alcatraz