Living with the Law
Navigating the Trials: Living with Unyielding Laws
Lyrics
Brother runnin' powder money
Refers to someone engaging in illegal drug trafficking for profit.
Daddy somewhere on a drunk
Suggests the absence of the father figure due to being intoxicated or drunk.
In the hours after washing
During quiet moments after completing tasks, the dreaming or contemplation occurs.
I do my dreaming with a gun
Implies resorting to a sense of protection or power through firearms in dreams or thoughts.
Well I come down from the country
Coming from a rural area to a more urban setting.
Find a lesson in the draw
Finding a lesson or learning experience in the act of drawing (perhaps a weapon).
There ain't no secrets in the city
Highlights the lack of privacy or hidden truths in the city environment.
It's hard living with the law
Expresses the difficulty of abiding by the regulations or restrictions imposed by the law.
They got machines mama I can't figure
Refers to incomprehensible or complex machinery controlled by authorities.
They got a romance made for doing time
Describes a situation or relationship designed for imprisonment or being trapped.
Send me out child, running outside
Encouragement to escape or evade the confinements or rules set by society.
Out along a world of crime
Heading out into a world filled with criminal activities or lawlessness.
Gonna swing my scythe, got a hand upon the handle
Ready to work hard, symbolized by swinging a scythe, to protect and guide the next generation.
Gonna shade my children ways I understand
Intending to nurture children in ways that personally make sense or are familiar.
Milk the trigger, kill the hunger
Metaphorically using force to address intense hunger or need, possibly linked to survival.
Staring down this broken land
Gazing upon a land that is fractured, damaged, or in disarray.
So fetch on up your greasy apron
Requesting the partner to prepare for a task, possibly referring to engaging in intimate acts.
Spread your lover in the straw
Suggests finding solace or comfort in intimate moments despite the surrounding chaos.
Hear me baby, I'm nearly crazy
Expressing distress or feeling mentally strained due to the challenges imposed by societal rules.
It's hard living with the law
Reiterates the difficulty of coexisting with and adhering to the laws set by society.
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