I've Got Rights

I went down to the Mary Carter paint store
I said, "Give me one of them Smith & Wesson, Magnum .44s"
'Cause there's a man that the law let loose and justice was not done
This man, he killed my wife and my only little son

I'll never forget the way he looked all through the trial
He had his big-name lawyer, and he had that smirky smile
Whoa, yeah, he got you off on a technicality
But you have to grow wings and fly to ever get away from me

'Cause I got rights, I got rights too
And this time there won't be no damn lawyers and system to protect you
But I'm gonna read you, I'm gonna read you your rights
You got a right to know that you're gonna go to hell one of these black nights

And when the trial was over, he had the nerve to say, "That's the way it goes"
I said, "Well, Hoss, you better get you some corks
'Cause you're gonna have to plug up a few holes"
Guess he thought I was talkin' just to pass away time
But it kinda looks different now on his knees beggin' for his life

Hey, I got rights, I got some rights too
And this time there won't be no damn lawyers and systems to protect you
But I'm gonna read you, I'm gonna read you your rights
Because I want you to know that you're gonna go to hell one of these black nights

Naw, and this time there ain't no damn lawyers and systems to save you