Once a part of the ruling elite
  Now just second class
  All those things they promised me
  Now have come to pass
  I feel like I missed a train or watched it go right by
  Now I wish for one more chance one more shot at life
    Oh, I'm a deadman
    I've heard of liberation and deliverance
  But I've never felt no chains sitting up on the fence
  I used to be afraid of dying
  Now I realize dying was the easiest part
  Now I'm afraid of time
    Careful to watch for the man
  Who shows no dignity
  Come with a scheme and a plan
  Came to persecute me
  I lay my soul among lions
  Their tongues are sharper than swords
  To speak they breathe forth fire
  And got me pinned to the floor