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I threw two new shiny pennies on William Bonney?s grave
Turned my boots around and headed on my way
Climbed in the Silverado and jammed it down in gear
I watched the dust and gravel flying in my rear view mirror
And headed right back down to Texas on highway 84
In my mind it had come time to settle with the store
Was a banker name of Jennings that took my Daddy?s farm
In 1965 when I was off in Vietnam
Fighting for my country while my country stole our land
The fate of every worker lies in a rich man?s hand
I came back ready to light and
Rage against the big machine
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It?s an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
It?s a lie for a lie and the truth for the truth
I will not be a pawn in your dirty little war
And you will not grease your wills
With my blood anymore
We moved into the city and I took a GI loan
To pay for our apartment but Daddy didn?t last too long
I buried him that winter, Ma was long since gone
Left alone here in this world I set about to roam
The great states of this country
That I was brought up to the revere
It?s the men that run this nation
That I despise and fear
I finally found the man that ruined my Daddy?s life
He?d taken more than land, he?d stripped them of his pride
I walked into his office and he was there behind his desk
I pulled my Colt revolver and I aimed it at his chest
He looked so pathetic, he had mustard on his face
He didn?t seem worth killin? he was such a damn disgrace
With my finger on the trigger I heard my father?s voice
Saying son you better think again
Before you make that choice
Cause you can take away his life
And send him straight to hell
But that old two penny vengeance
Is gonna send you there as well
I holstered up my pistol, and I walked right out the door
And I swung that Silverado back down highway 84
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