This is no time to live for a cowboy
this is no time for the wild at heart
cannot take a step, not without toil
every second, every minute you’re on the clock.
The moment that you stop you’re behind
on payments, news and all the latest trends
and if you think you’re not let me remind:
in this system you’re a means to an end.
This is no time to live for a lover
this is too cruel for an open heart
when brothers fighting, killing one another
I could partake but God, I’d rather not.
The moment that you fall out of line
and turn to God to try to make amends
they’ll label you and say that you’re not fine
the same people you used to call your friends.
This is no time to live for an outlaw
for the law surrounds us all the time
you can’t escape the state, well not without God
but even then, leave no traces behind.
The moment that you stumble, they will know
and they’ll take your soul if you refuse to bend
they want half of what you own and then some more
cause in this system you’re a means to an end.
This is the time to live for a rebel
we’re boxed in on every level
can we break free? It’s my endeavour
freedom, love; now and forever.
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Written 18 September, 2025
Hear me reading this in my nostr vlog volume 6