waiting for the axe to fall

Lyrics

brother livin' in a cell, doin' time in a county jail, now you might think his life is hell, but he told me, first room he ever had to himself, he's just, waitin' for the axe to fall, sometimes lord i think that's all, when you're head is on a block, ain't no way for it to stop, you're just waitin' for the axe to fall. brother served in viet nam, and found out no one gives a damn. agent orange fell on his camp, brother turned around on uncle sam. waiting for the axe to fall;, sometimes, lord i think that's all. when your head is in the noose, and won't nobody turn you loose, you're waiting for the axe to fall. sister on the welfare line, examining the threads of her life, she never thought she'd be cheatin' and lyin', just makin' sure her and her kids survive, it's gettin' tougher just, waitin' for the axe to fall, sometimes lord i think that's all, when you're head is on the block, and ain't nobody trying to stop, you're just waitin' for the axe to fall, last night grandma should got shook, 'cause someone took her pocketbook, she ain't safe in the neighborhood, 'cause too many youngin's up to no good, they're just, waitin' for the axe to fall, sometimes lord i think that's all, when your head is in the noose, and won't nobody turn you loose, you're waitin' for the axe to fall