Somebody Got to Pay

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Produced and performed by John Jordan, 2018
Mixed by Mike Nash, 2022

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Somebody got to pay
For what got took away
Lay it out
Play it out
Listen what I say
Somebody got to spend
Until the very end
The bell is rung
The song is sung
I told you I don't lend

Your freedom was bought off the skin of slaves
And conquering the land of the braves
Now it's time to pay for what you took
Just pony up and don't give me that look

No more saying well boys will be boys
If you take advantage we'll make noise
No more shaking heads and not all men
No more #metoo just #neveragain

To all the have-nots and all the needing
This is for you, your righteous greeting
Stand up, rise up, make demands
We can pry it from their hands
The wealth and power they've been hoarding
Will be reclaimed in shortest order
Stand together united strong
Fight the system, right the wrongs

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from Somebody Got to Pay, released April 17, 2022

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John Jordan Montreal, Québec

Singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer for himself, Osmosis Unlimited, The Kingpins, Me Mom & Morgentaler, Clan Destiny, and many more.

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