Brother livin' in a cell,
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Doin' time in a county jail,
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Now you might think his life is hell,
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But he told me, first room he ever had to himself
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He's just, waitin' for the axe to fall,
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Sometimes lord I think that's all,
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When you're head is on a block
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ain't no way for it to stop
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You're just waitin' for the axe to fall.
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Brother served in Viet Nam,
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and found out no one gives a damn.
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Agent Orange fell on his camp (but everybody went deaf)
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Brother turned around on Uncle Sam.
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Waiting for the axe to fall;
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Sometimes, Lord I think that's all.
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When your head is in the noose
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and won't nobody turn you loose
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you're waiting for the axe to fall.
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Sister on the welfare line,
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Examining the threads of her life,
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She never thought she'd be cheatin' and lyin'
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Just makin' sure her and her kids survive
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It's gettin' tougher just, waitin' for the axe to fall
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Sometimes lord I think that's all
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When you're head is on the block
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and ain't nobody trying to stop
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You're just waitin' for the axe to fall
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Last night grandma should got shook
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'cause someone took her pocketbook
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She ain't safe in the neighborhood
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'cause too many youngin's up to no good
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They're just, waitin' for the axe to fall
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Sometimes lord I think that's all
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When your head is in the noose
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and won't nobody turn you loose
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You're waitin' for the axe to fall
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Waiting For The Axe To Fall
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Gil Scott-Heron |