Written by: Doug Scharley
Lyrics © D. R. Scharley Consulting Inc.


Justice ... fairness
Words we hold quite dear
Our timeless belief in them
Makes it very clear

But when you hold them up to scrutiny
A different truth unfolds
A poor man doesn't stand a chance
It's he who has the gold

Actor / Football star
Slit their bloody throats
But the jury didn't seem to care
They worshipped his fur coats

(Chorus)
Acknowledgement or punishment
You get what you deserve
Whoever came up with this
Had some fucking nerve
Incredulous and nebulous
Just take a look around
Charles Manson's writing self-help books
While Kennedy's in the ground


Hard working citizens
Get thrown out on the street
While the Feds save corporations
That lie and steal and cheat

It seems the world is upside down
In just so many ways
We worship entertainers
And religious men who stray

A random act of kindness
Should put you up by one
No good deed goes unpunished
So your good work's been undone

(Chorus)
Acknowledgement or punishment
You get what you deserve
Whoever came up with this
Had some fucking nerve
Incredulous and nebulous
Just take a look around
Charles Manson's writing self-help books
While Kennedy's in the ground


You can work a whole lifetime
And then it's all for naught
You have to put your 2 cents in
But get a penny for your thoughts?

So here is the dilemma
Please answer if you can
Can you be a pirate
As well as a good man?

It's time to turn the tables
It's time that we forget
It's time to take our destiny
It's time for no regrets

(Chorus)
Acknowledgement or punishment
You get what you deserve
Whoever came up with this
Had some fucking nerve
Incredulous and nebulous
Just take a look around
Charles Manson's writing self-help books
While Kennedy's in the ground

Acknowledgement or punishment
You get what you deserve
Whoever came up with this
Had some fucking nerve
Incredulous and nebulous
Just take a look around
Charles Manson's writing self-help books
While Kennedy's in the ground

The Good Book says to
Ask and ye shall receive
Despite all the bullshit
I really do believe










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