The Next in Line

[Verse 1]
Born on the south side and you're livin' alone
Four walls and a roof, but it's always cold
Look out the window and there's nothin' to see
But a rot torn city, the death of your country
You're chilled to the bone
No possessions to call your own
You control your rage
And you resist the crime
'Cause you're the next in line
One, two, three, four!

[Verse 2]
Born on the south side and you're livin' alone (live alone)
Four walls and a roof, but it's always cold (it's always cold)
Look out the window and there's nothin' to see
But a rot torn city, the death of your country
Now you're chilled to the bone
No possessions to call your own
You control your rage
And you resist the crime
Because you're the next in line

[Verse 3]
Out the back door and to the corner store (to the corner store)
All you want is a drink and nothin' more (drink and nothin' more)
Sit on the stoop and let the liquor sooth your pride
Before you go inside
Now you're chilled to the bone
No possessions to call your own
You control your rage
And you resist the crime
You're the next in line

[Chorus]
You cut in front and now you're the next in line
You cut in front and now you're the next in line
You never thought you would lead a life of crime
You cut in front and now you're the next in line

[Verse 4]
Freedom's the only thing you need
But the truth is something few understand
And an unwelcome reality
Now it's dark and it's black and you're sad and gone
You express and repress the things gone wrong
And you wanna be the man who ran away
And you wish you could go back to yesterday
And now he's in her room
And he's about to lie
So you pull the gun and you squeeze the trigger
And you let the bullets fly