Down By Law

This is the New Breed

Down By Law


somewhere in a cold jail cell 
is a man doing time, 
in a living hell 
for perjury 
but it's o.k. for billy 
somewhere is a young girl 
her life is forever swirled 
she's out of luck 
but it's o.k. for billy 
and so many pawns will fall 
for every king's stone wall 
i believe that we should strive 
for more 
obstruction, deception 
and still they blindly support him 
they've lowered the standards 
that they could've raised 
it's such a shame 
this is the new breed 
and i'm standing on my own 
i remember when 
there were democrats 
who stood tall and 
were cool cats 
now all i see are 
more suits and ties 
double standards, 
equivocate 
but even kings can get checkmate 
just be honest and show this 
king the door 
some say that it's just lies, but 
i think it's just trust 
and i believe that we should 
strive for more 
if he were in the g.o.p., 
you know that instantly 
they'd be lining up to fire 
but now they lowered the standards 
that they could've raised 
it's such a shame 
but this is the new breed 
for every little kid today 
who wonders why this one's o.k. 
well, kid these are double standards 
and this is the new breed 
and i'm standing on my own 
and maybe it's naive 
for someone to believe 
that there's a better way 
to run the show today 
but somewhere is a man or woman 
political in stripe 
whoe doesn't want to fall in line 
who'll say what's wrong is right 
and it's time to put it right 
the king should lose his crown 
this time 
who has the guts to say 
this thing is not o.k. 
for the sake of kings to come 
but now they lowered the standards 
that they could've raised 
it's such a shame 
this is the new breed 
for every little kid today 
who wonders why this one's o.k. 
well, kid these are double standards 
and this is the new breed 
this is the new breed 
well i'm standing on my own