Cop Killer

from HOME AND BACK AGAIN by Richard Laviolette and byron

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cop killer cop killer, what have you done?
what makes a young man pick up a gun?
a bright summer evening out in moncton,
cop killer cop killer, now what have you done?

two officers wounded, three others shot down.
they call it a rampage running all over town
didn't kill civilians though they all were around.
just two officers wounded, three others shot down.

they just see the death, no they don't look to the root.
don't question the murderous cops on the loose
they don't look at the culture where male violence rules
no they just see the death, they dont question the roots.

we've seen it before and it'll happen again.
they teach it takes violence to make you a man
the cops and the shooters, they're one in the same.
we've seen it before and i'm sure we'll see it again.

fathers and sons, please heed the call
teach the young men to love and that its ok to fall
teach young men to love and how to care for us all
family and friends, please heed the call.

cop killer cop killer, now what have you done?
another young man picks up a gun.
¡ wonder at your reasons, and where you're coming from?
cop killer cop killer, now what have you done?

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from HOME AND BACK AGAIN, released August 1, 2014

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