Where were you when the saw mill burned? I was out fighting with my grandpa's gun They can follow me as best they can But I can run quicker when there is no Sun Shine on Shine on Shine on Shine on Yeah the government of this state Ain't the only way that the sherrif gets paid You can try to hide who you are But they'll see straight through your charade Shine on Shine on Shine on Shine on Where do the hound dogs eat When the people are frail? Where does the smoke from your lungs go Once you exhale? What do the cockroaches do With no one 'round? They live like the moonshiners Half underground Yes it was me that burned it down To confound everyone and make it well known That after 33 years of this I've got a government of my own Shine on Shine on Shine on Shine on Where do the hound dogs eat When the people are frail? Where does the smoke from your lungs go Once you exhale? What do the cockroaches do With no one 'round? They live like the moonshiners Half underground