The Gates of Your City
Mama gave me all that I need
Power in brains and plenty of pretty
Still tryin' to figure what misdeed
Held me outside the gates of your city
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Follow the rules, but take the lead
Keep the peace, but don't get gritty
Not what I saw, impossible to heed
Held me outside the gates of your city
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Landmines anchor my fear to proceed
Slithering whispers take root in lies jetty
Where murky old crones live and breed
Guarding the gates to your inner city
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Unspoken war rode a white steed
A spatter of lies that turn coats ratty
Betrayal a choice that won't concede
Leaving the gates to your inner city
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Claiming myself from you I secede
Not a song, you are, but a simple ditty
I hold the reed and stand alone freed
Secure in the truth of my inner city
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