The Simple Fact
i've only had one sip and it's nearly gone
i'll stumble out the front door and i won't be back by dawn
no it's not much but it's all i've got
when there's no work on the job board and the weather's piping hot
so i woke up i washed up i opened up a beer
i called up my old foreman just to see what i would hear
he said the real problem's not the jews but japanese
so he cornered a korean and he broke both of his knees
the white and black the simple fact i'll
stumble like a drunk man til i tumble down and crack
tell me why must i do time for no crime what do i lack
i feel forgotten at the bottom of the stack
so i figured all we have to do is change the system fast
i wrote our latest president he was hesitant like the last
i sent one to a senator who didn't help me much
i wrote to an attorney and a jury and a judge
but then i got a letter that was better than a lot it said
the people in charge have a heart that's so large that they've given you
all they've got
they've given you love they've given you trust they've even given you a
war
they've given you 200 channels of television how dare you ask for more
the white and black the simple fact i'll
stumble like a drunk man til i tumble down and crack
tell me why must i do time for no crime what do i lack
i feel forgotten at the bottom of the stack
yeah the white and black the simple fact i'll
stumble like a drunk man til i tumble down and crack
tell me why must i do time for no crime what do i lack
i feel forgotten at the bottom of the stack