Guilty of Everything
Brandon’s lawyer phone him up
he said “I’ll make it quick.
a big indictment’s coming down
they want to make it stick
they’ve been on you since ‘82
got evidence in piles
witnesses and wiretaps
and photographs and files
Every law upon the books
you’ve broken and maligned
with every bill upon the hill
still waiting to be signed
all of God’s commandments
and those he just implied
even laws of nature
you’ve left them all defied
Guilty of everything
no precedent
guilty of everything
‘til you’re proven innocent
Ever since the dawn of time
not once in history
has a man been charged
with EVERY crime
it’s plain to see
there must be some technicality”.
So after the acquittal
he gave some interviews
no one ever saw a man
so worthy of the news
and as for Brandon’s lawyer
the accomplice to the crime
with new laws written everyday
he’s working overtime
Copyright © Art Wright | Year Posted 2013
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