State Radio - State of Georgia lyrics

Down in old Savannah Shots rang through the night A man lies pistol whipped in the corner A cop crumbles in the streaking light Now they see me molly-hawking over the haystack now See me swimming with a bow-legged hound Detective man, he do what he got to do When a black man shoot a white man down Now they want retribution Don't like trouble of this kind They round up all the witnesses and suspects And accuse them of lesser crimes And now they see me molly-hawking over the haystack now See me swimming with a bow-legged hound Detective man, he do what he got to do When a black man shoot a white man down So now we calling on Lady of Justice Tell her we need her medicine I'm about to be k**ed by the state of Georgia And it don't matter if I'm innocent Oh, and the pieces were gone Little city got it wrong It's just a trial that should not please the court Whoa, jumping Jehoshaphat Where you gonna turn? The system has done failed you And it'll fail the next hang-bird All we're asking is for a true day in court After nineteen years on the d**h row bed Seven of nine say they gave false witness at the time But the judge, he still want me dead 'Cause there was no physical weapon No murder evidence, no appeal, no clemency Judge said willing I was only fit for k**ing Unworthy to believe in God or him in me Oh, and of pardons and paroles No one ever seems to know It's just a black hole of expediency But I'm about to be k**ed by the state of Georgia No, it don't look good for me 'Cause I'm about to be k**ed 'Cause I'm about to be 'Cause I'm about to be k**ed