The Two-Sided Coin

[Verse 1] The law don’t care about your colors or your creed It’s a hollow promise if it’s fueled by greed You claim the right to carry, a heavy piece of steel But feel the shadow lengthen when a stranger makes the deal If you want the freedom, you gotta grant the same Or it’s just a loaded deck in a rigged-up game It’s that fear will build a fence, and pride will build a wall. [Chorus] It’s a two-sided coin, a weight in your hand A right is a seed you plant in the land But if you want the harvest, you gotta play it fair Responsibility is the burden we all share A right for one is a right for the rest Or it’s just a lie we’re pinning to our chest. [Verse 2] You want the doctor’s care at a price that you can pay? Then walk the miles, clear the smoke, and live a better way Take the wheel, friend, the road is wide and free But the safety of the stranger is your responsibility You can’t demand the shield and then refuse the chore Equality is knocking at a universal door. [Bridge] Don't call it freedom if it's only for your kind That’s a selective liberty that’ll leave us all behind If a man is legal, and his record is clean Don't fear the holster just 'cause of how his politics lean The law is a mirror, looking back at you Does it show a patriot... or just a point of view? [Chorus] It’s a two-sided coin, a weight in your hand A right is a seed you plant in the land But if you want the harvest, you gotta play it fair Responsibility is the burden we all share. [Outro] Equal protection... or none at all. Hold the line. Pay the toll.