Uniontown
Unveiling Injustice: Good Riddance's Uniontown Chronicles
Lyrics
When lies serve as substitution
When falsehoods are used as a substitute
A new twist on an old solution
A new approach to an old solution
No cause no choice
No cause, no choice
They took your freedom away
Freedom has been taken away
The new rights gotta keep you guessing
The newly established rights create uncertainty
A Quick close with a signed confession
A swift conclusion with a signed confession
No rights this fight
No rights in this fight
Is how you're gonna pay
This is how you'll pay for it
A child's tear froma broken heart
A child's tear resulting from a broken heart
Another family's ripped apart
Another family is torn apart
And the streets are empty
The streets are empty
Down in Uniontown
Referring to Uniontown where these events occur
Just don't let them catch you out at night
Cautioning against being caught outside at night
Nobody gets to have it all
Nobody gets everything
The lucky ones only take the fall
The fortunate ones bear the consequences
It's a game and they picked your name
It's a game, and your name has been chosen
And now you've been had
Now you've been deceived or manipulated
You're just a player in a house of cards
You're just a participant in a precarious situation
Pleading guilty to a lesser charge
Admitting guilt to a lesser offense
You're no good to anyone
You're not beneficial to anyone
When you're doing time
Especially when you're serving time
It's hard enough to stay alive
It's challenging to survive
Eighteen to twenty five
Between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five
Another town's locked into a slow decay
Another town is deteriorating slowly
With all it's young men they're locked away
All its young men are incarcerated
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