[Verse 1]
I went down to the Mary Carter paint store
I said, "Give me one of them Smith & Wesson Magnum .44s"
'Cause there's a man that the law let loose and justice was not done
This man, he killed my wife and my only little son

[Verse 2]
I'll never forget the way he looked all through the trial
He had his big-name lawyer and he had that smirky smile
Woah, yeah, he got you off on a technicality
But you have to grow wings and fly to ever get away from me

[Chorus]
'Cause I got rights, I got rights too
And this time there won't be no damn lawyers and systems to protect you
But I'm gonna read you, I'm gonna read you your rights
You got a right to know that you gonna go to hell one of these black nights

[Verse 3]
And when the trial was over, he had the nerve to say, "That's the way it goes"
I said, "Well, Hoss, you'd better get you some corks, 'cause you're gonna have to plug up a few holes"
Guess he thought I was talkin' just to pass away time
But he kinda looks different now on his knees, beggin' for his life

[Chorus]
Hey, I got rights, I got some rights too
And this time there won't be no damn lawyers and systems to protect you
But I'm gonna read you, I'm gonna read you your rights
Because I want you to know that you're gonna go to hell one of these black nights
[Outro]
Naw, and this time there ain't no damn lawyers and systems to save you