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young boy is killed by a gun toting driverhe caught him cuase the kid went too farwhen the mad was asked whyhe replied with convictioni caught the young punk throwing stones at my carstones at my caruncle sam's on the billboardstars and stripes shiningas i drive by he's a message for methe sign reads the constant preparation for warthis is the preservation of peacethere's a war in our streetsthere's a war in our streetsand we're loading our mindswith the word self-defencetake someone's life forcrossing over our fencethere's a war in our streetsthere's a war in our streetsand we're loading our mindswith the word self-defencetake someone's life for crossing over our fencethat's the freedomtricks on his door sent an old man's heart racingtricks on his mind broke his patience in twohe answered the door with the crack of a riflepaper boy dies delivering the newshe becomes the newsfold heroes and murdersthey're condoned and condemnedthey're crucified and idolizedfor taking their standis this how we live?all good people on guarddefending our rightsin the home and native landthere's a war in our streetsthere's a war in our streetsand we're loading our mindswith the word self-defencetake someone's lifefor crossing over our fencethere's a war in our streetsthere's a war in our streetsand we're loading our mindswith the word self-defencetake someone's life for crossing over your fencethat's the freedom
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