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The Power of Law
.
by Danny Zablishinsky
.
(to the tune of "The Power of Love" by Huwie Luis and The News)
.
The power of Law is a curious thing
Makes the victims pay
Makes the criminal sing
Change a thug to a little white dove
Less than justice --
That's the power of Law
.
Jails full of poor men
Makes you scream:
"Is this what they call 'The American dream'?!"
Makes a bad one good
Makes a wrong one right
The power of Law will keep you home at night
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(Chorus:)
They grab your money --
They get the fame
They kill for credit cards
On subway trains.
A crime's very sudden
And it's cruel sometimes,
But what might decieve your eyes --
It's the power of Law
.
First time you feel it
It can make you sad
Next time you feel it
It can make you mad
You might be glad, baby
When you find
A gun to shoot 'em all
From behind
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Some say the legal way is fair
Oh, but you won't care
Revenge's not new to you
And with a little help from below
You'll take the power of law
Should you take it????
(Chorus:)
It don't take bullets
Don't take fame
It takes your *VOTE*, man
To change the game
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People who rob and rape
And steal
Will feel nothing till they feel...
They'll feel the powerful Law
The new and powerful Law...
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[P.S.: I believe no "powerful law" can cure
the fundamental reason for crime -- social inequality. This song had been
written
in a "creative trans", and when I realized I really believe in a different
solution, it was already too late. I submit it here, partly because I find the
phenomenon of "words leading the parodist by the nose" so interesting
--Danny Z.]