Murder In The First Degree

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[Verse 1]
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Andy killed a man in November of
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 last year
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Murder was the only way to keep 
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his conscience clear
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He said there was a reason why an 
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honest man should die
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So he hit out at the station till
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 the officer arrived


[Chorus]
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And three shot in the back, 
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murder in the first degree
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A flag in a pool of blood and gas
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 that read “Don’t tread on me”


[Verse 2]
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And Andy fled the scene and 
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hopped a plane to concord Mass.
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Got a hotel by the statehouse and 
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waited for the nerves to pass
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Made a call home to his parents 
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full confession of the crime
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They turned him in, the feds 
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broke in and made the news with 
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this headline


[Bridge 1]
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For the man without a prayer left in
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Who am I ...........
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To sing for you
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To speak for you ......


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[Verse 3]
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Then Andy told the jury it was 
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he who killed the man
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But he did it for a cause and 
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thought the world would understand
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And tonight there’s people 
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praying for the victim’s wife and 
kids
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Asking God to comfort them for 
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things the devil did


[Chorus]
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The three shot in the back, 
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murder in the first degree
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A flag in a pool of blood and gas
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 that read “Don’t tread on me”


[Bridge 2]
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For the man without a prayer left in
 the world
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Who are you ......
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Gonna see?

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Is he a martyr ia a cell
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Or a criminal in hell
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A hero for his cause
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Is there anyway to tell?
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Don’t think anybody won
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Don’t agree with what he done
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But he’s a human with a soul
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Just another mother’s son


[Bridge 3]
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If every man could have a prayer 
left in the world
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What is your’s .......
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Gonna be?

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Is there anybody praying
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That Andy see’s the light
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That through the grace of Jesus
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God’s forgiveness sets things right?


[Chorus]
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The three shot in the back
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Murder in the first degree
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A flag in a pool of blood and gas
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That read “Don’t tread on me”


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