Will a Gator Acquiesce To a Half Nelson

Dreams of sleight, money changed hands Heads or tails, they're telling tall tales Scandalous rumours and urban legends Half-baked former spies spinning yarn To a troop of campers sick of eating yams Tell me something I don't know Desperate times calling for desperate measures I've got a lot of questions but will ask one only Will a 'gator acquiesce to a half nelson? As the story goes, everything changes Doe and Mac are still up and about It says their legend has taken a tumble Yet still unfazed by the wail of the haunt They live among the tombs of Lusaka Mingling with Peggy and other ghoulish pasts Am I the only one who's had to hustle? Steel doors slammed in my face Human obstacles to slow my pace Errand boy running long errands for ghosts Bare feet with cracked heels Bleeding lips like I've been beaten I've come a long way, blistered and bitten Sun scorched earth and flies and beetles Daring to dream but forbidden Stared down, frowned upon, beat down Laughed at and derided Yet insisting upon my right to insist