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Once upon a time there was a man, who traveled round with a guitar in his hand
For the sake of the story, weâll say his name was Corey
The point of which Iâm sure youâll understand
One night in Chattanooga, Tennessee he drew fire from the local authorities
Strangely enough, he didnât break any laws
They just said he pissed the wrong guy off
At a bar called Rhythm and Brews, Corey pulled a crowd though the crowd wasnât huge
He was happy as hell, he was loving his life,
Making money for his children and his wife
Then in came a badge and a gun
a man weâll call Officer John
He was doing his job, come to make an arrest
But someone in the balcony poured a beer on his chest
Oh, John got fightinâ mad
He started cussinâ and fashinâ his badge
He couldnât find the culprit to vent his rage
So he blamed Corey and the song he was singinâ on the stage
Keep in mind Corey didnât know
About the cop or the beer until after the show
But when it all came to an end
They said heâd never play in Chattanooga again
Flash forward five long years
Corey turned out to have a hell of a career
When a new club opened off of Market Street
They invited Corey there just after opening week
Folks came out in droves
Demand was high, every ticket was sold
The crowd was loud, the fans were hyped
And it was all shaping up to be a hell of a night
Then in came Officer John
He remembered Corey and the song he had sung
Evidently he was still pissed off
Started making demands that Coreyâs mic be turned off
Meanwhile Corey made a speech
About respecting the law and honoring the police
But John already made up his mind,
âThis man is subversive. And heâs crossing the line.â
He made threats to the owner of the club
âYouâre gonna have a problem if you donât pull the plug.â
The club didnât feel like fighting
They knew Officer John would pull their liquor license
So when Corey started singing his most popular song
For a passionate crowd 1400 strong
The conspired to kill the PA
Like it was Red China not the USA (hey!)
Damn there was nearly a riot
Itâs all on video, thereâs no way they can deny it
It was censorship at its worst
And thereâs a damn good reason that amendment is first
If we donât check power then power checks us
And power ainât always just
You see John kept pushinâ âtil he got pushed back
Corey was in the corner now heâs on the attack
He ainât backinâ down til he gets his way
He vows to go back to Chattanooga one day
Heâs gonna sing at the top of his lungs
âFuck the Po-Po!â
Questions anyone?
- Album:
- Live In Chattanooga
- Broken Record
- In The Mood
- Undertones
- The Good Life
- Miscellaneous
- Hard-Headed Fool
- Keeping Up With The Joneses
- Non-Album Releases
- Maysville In The Meantime
- Feet Wet
- The Baseball Song
- Promo Only: Country Radio, December 2011
- Outtakes from the Georgia Theatre
- The Broken Record
- Twenty-One (2011)
- Drugs
- Drugs - Single
- Twenty-One (2011) - Single