Street Dogs

For as long as I remember
I ran a life of crime
Harmed everyone that I know
Stolen whats not mine
Problems solved through violence
Feelings dulled with booze
Father always yelling at me
Shape up or you will lose
The laws closing in on me...
Just made a BOLO list
Hear this confessional
These are the tales of the mean fist
The tales of the mean fist
And to my abandoned daughter
I know I let you down
And I hope some day youll pardon me
For the damage that Ive done
Your father fought the needle
And a judge says the needle won
Looks like I traded our picket fence
For a prison cell
The laws closing in on me...
Just made a wardens list
Hear this confessional
These are the tales of the mean fist
The tales of the mean fist
Now listen...
Three walls and prison bars
Are all Ill ever know Love and compassion
Will become foreign words
And it wont make a damn bit of difference
If I repent or make amends
Life on the installment plan
Will surely be my death
Consider this a junkies
Last will and testament
And when I die I know that it is
Safe to place a bet
Not a tear will be shed
Nor a rose for my casket
It will be a cold, grey day
When they lower down mean fist
[ Mean Fist Lyrics ]