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| IN A LIQUOR STORE WITH A SWITCHBLADE
THE SPANISH KID THOUGHT HE REALLY HAD IT MADE THE MANAGER ON THE FLOOR HE LAID IN THE UPTOWN ROBBERY HE BEEN LIVING IN THE GUTTER LIKE A JACKKNIFE A TWIST OF LUCK HAD TO RUIN HIS LIFE HE LOST HIS KIDS WHEN HE KILLED HIS WIFE AND HE DON'T RECALL A THING BUT I KNOW A CHANGE IS GONNA COME I KNOW WE'RE LIVING UNDER THE GUN I KNOW THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOU SEE IT'S A LITTLE UNKIND I KNOW A CHANGE IS GONNA COME I KNOW WE'RE LIVING UNDER THE GUN I KNOW IF HELL IS WHERE YOU GO DON'T TELL ME WHAT I KNOW A WHITE DRAGON WAR IN CHINATOWN WOMEN, DRUGS, TERRITORIAL GROUND THEY FIGHT FOR BLOOD, THEY DON'T FOOL AROUND IT AIN'T NO SIGHT TO SEE THEY BEEN WAITING ON THE CORNER FOR D-DAY WHEN THEY GO TO WAR, A BACK ALLEY MATINEE THEY RATTLE CHAINS AND BLOW EACH OTHER AWAY 'TIL THE COPS PUT ON THE FREEZE BUT I KNOW A CHANGE IS GONNA COME I KNOW WE'RE LIVING UNDER THE GUN I KNOW THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOU SEE IT'S A LITTLE UNKIND I KNOW A CHANGE IS GONNA COME I KNOW WE'RE LIVING UNDER THE GUN I KNOW IF HELL IS WHERE YOU GO DON'T TELL ME WHAT I KNOW THERE'S GOTTA BE SOME OTHER WAY AROUND THE ANGUISH AND THE PAIN EVERYTHING IS GETTING WORSE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE RAIN... YOU GOTTA A WHITE COLLAR JOB AT THE STOCK TRADE A BANK ACCOUNT BUT YOU CAN'T GET LAID YOUR DAUGHTER'S NEVER HOME AND YOUR WIFE COMPLAINS INSULT TO INJURY SO YOU HEAD OUT TONIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY SOME LONELY BAR WHERE YOU PUT A FEW AWAY YOU PICK UP A HOOKER, YOU CALL IT A DAY DON'T RETURN THE MOTEL KEY BUT I KNOW A CHANGE IS GONNA COME I KNOW WE'RE LIVING UNDER THE GUN I KNOW THE WORLD OUTSIDE YOU SEE IT'S A LITTLE UNKIND I KNOW A CHANGE IS GONNA COME I KNOW WE'RE LIVING UNDER THE GUN I KNOW IF HELL IS WHERE YOU GO DON'T TELL ME WHAT I KNOW A CHANGE IS GONNA COME I KNOW WE'RE LIVING UNDER THE GUN I KNOW IF HELL IS WHERE YOU GO DON'T TELL ME WHAT I KNOW |
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| Written by D.L. Byron. Published by Zen Archer (ASCAP). All guitars, bass, keyboards, percussion and vocals performed by D.L. Byron. Drums performed by Thommy Price. Recorded, Engineered and Mixed by Barry Komitor. Recorded at Zen Archer Recording Facility, N.Y.C., NY Mastered by Michael Fossenkemper, Turtle Tone Studios, N.Y.C., NY. Second Engineer: Alex Theoret. Produced by Barry Komitor and D.L. Byron |
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