You’ve been up and you’ve been down
Circling on a merry-go-round
And you always believed
No matter how many times you’ve been deceived
And when ya’ finally ask why
Then you realize
Things aren’t always what they seem
Be careful what it is that you dream
Cuz’ you just might find
They’ll break your heart and leave you blind
From the emptiness inside your eyes
And then, you realize
Then you realize
Now time’s come and gone
You’ve been away for far too long
And you look up into the trees
And ask what could of been of you and me
And when ya’ finally ask why
Then you realize
Then you realize…
Woe is me she cried to the breeze as it spun around
Woe is me she cried to the sea as it flooded over the ground
All under heaven’s just soiled ground
Woe is me he cried for the tree as it hit the ground
Woe is me he cried for the bee when another could not be found
All under heaven’s just soiled ground
All on earth’s just soiled ground
Water’s turned to poison, nothing left to drink
Listen to decay, as you breathe in deaths stink
There ain’t no compromise when we’re all gonna die
All on this earth’s just soiled ground
Woe is me she cried to the sea as it washed away the ground
Woe is me she cried out for air as it turned a dirty brown
All under heaven’s just soiled ground
All on earth’s just soiled ground
All on the earth’s just soiled ground
I’m just a pig in heat, cruising down your street
and I’m just looking for some action
Cruising in my black and white, look at me and my pretty lights
I just need the slightest infraction
Cuz I… I… am the law
And my authority out ranks anything you saw
Cuz I’m the butcher man, the butcher man
God help you cuz I’m the butcher man
I’m the butcher man, the butcher man
God rest your soul cuz I’m the butcher man
For walkin’ in the road, my gun I’ll unload
and I’ll just let you lay there and die
Go ahead and raise your hands, cuz I got my own plans
Cuz when you’re dead I can just lie
Cuz I… I… am the law
And my authority out ranks anything you saw
Cuz I’m the butcher man, I’m the butcher man
God help you cuz I’m the butcher man
I’m the butcher man, the butcher man
God rest your soul cuz I’m the butcher man
Don’t be black and young, holdin’ a toy gun
Cuz in two seconds I’ll kill you
Catch you with a broke tail light, and I’ll snuff out your life
Cuz I’m just paid to do what I do
Cuz I… I… am the law
And my authority out ranks anything you saw
Cuz I’m the butcher man, I’m the butcher man
God help you cuz I’m the butcher man
I’m the butcher man, the butcher man
God rest your soul cuz I’m the butcher man
Sell some loose cigarettes, you won’t live to regret
Cuz I just want to kill someone
Now if you’re an ethnic chick, I’d like to give you some of my stick
and if you wanna live you tell no one
Cuz I… I… am the law
And my authority out ranks anything you saw
Cuz I’m the butcher man, the butcher man
God help you cuz I’m the butcher man
I’m the butcher man, I’m the butcher man
God rest your soul cuz I’m the butcher man
I’m the butcher man, the butcher man
And I can’t wait to put you in a body bag…
JOE FARNELL 