Stained Blue

[Verse 1]
Behind the iron bars of life's great mysteries
We've taught ourselves to dig a hole- and step in willingly
And what do the suits and ties teach you instead?
It's a crime to be poor, and it's OK to be dead
And oh, where does the man go?
When you're too mad to know
And oh, where do the boy scouts disappear?
When you're too angry to care

[Hook]
It doesn't pay today to ask nice for the truth
When the truth is stained blue

[Verse 2]
You can't decide to get a life
When what you love's at the end of a knife
And what you were leery about
There's no longer any doubt
Where they stand, those wicked men
They've had their fingers deep in your sand
And they're just the kind of men that you can count on
To be friendly when it counts

[Outro]
For them
You'll get the truth
When it's stained blue
You'll get the truth
When it's stained blue
You'll get the truth
When it's stained blue
You'll get the truth
When it's stained blue