Living on them pills lying in squalor
Thats the life of the late night bar crawler
The most outrageous man I met once said
I could take a belly full of lead and wouldnt wind up dead
He wants his song to make you shiver
a little like theres a ghost coming your way
Have you ever been told that somethings forever
and had your heart broken the very next day
Shout it from the rooftoop
You canshout it from the rooftop
But you cant tell it to the paper, theyve already been paid
To be ten different people thats easy, its easier than being yourself
Im the one off pretender Im not happy, picking life off the shelf
He taught me, time wasted, its time spent well
The a mans dead if he doesnt have a story to tell
Dead if hes lying in a dirty jail cell
Coz when your down theyll kick you
the jury doesnt matter at all
The jury doesnt matter at all
Tell me officer when your baton kissed me
did it make you feel tall?
And no one asked you where you come from
No one told you of these times
And no one asked you where you come from
No one told you of these times
That is your life dont waste it
Why dont you run away?
A man to reckon with he knows how to persuade
Says you wont get a sun tan in this government shade
Does it make you quiver a little, the way they say
Were gonna fck you. take a little bit of freedom away every day
You can shout it from the rooftops
You can shout it from the rooftops
You can shout it from the rooftops
But you cant tell it to the paper, theyve already been paid.