[Verse 1] Down in Carolina courtrooms, truth don’t mean a thing, They’ll drag a man through hell before they hear what he can bring. They talk about justice like it’s carved in sacred stone, But they swing that gavel hardest when a man stands there alone. No evidence, no witness, just a rumor they can draw — And they’ll crush you with the weight of the alleged fullest extent of the law. [Chorus] ’Cause in South Carolina, innocence ain’t enough, They hammer honest men while the guilty strut in cuffs. They call it justice, but it’s theater when they draw, Hittin’ folks with the fullest extent of the alleged law. Yeah, the guilty walk free while the innocent fall — That’s the Carolina way of the alleged law. [Verse 2] You’ll see lawyers shake hands, judges nod and turn their heads, While a man with nothin’ proven gets his whole life left for dead. They’ll quote the Constitution like it’s gospel from above, Then ignore it in the courtroom when it’s someone they don’t love. They don’t need truth or reason — just a target they can draw, And they’ll bury him alive with the alleged fullest extent of the law. [Chorus] ’Cause in South Carolina, innocence ain’t enough, They hammer honest men while the guilty strut in cuffs. They call it justice, but it’s theater when they draw, Hittin’ folks with the fullest extent of the alleged law. Yeah, the guilty walk free while the innocent fall — That’s the Carolina way of the alleged law. [Bridge] Maybe justice ain’t blind — maybe she’s paid to look away, Maybe truth gets lost whenever power wants its way. Maybe the system ain’t broken — maybe it’s built this rough, Built to shield the guilty and to punish the tough. [Final Chorus] ’Cause in South Carolina, innocence ain’t enough, They hammer honest men while the guilty strut in cuffs. They call it justice, but it’s theater when they draw, Hittin’ folks with the fullest extent of the alleged law. Yeah, the guilty walk free while the innocent fall — That’s the Carolina way… of the alleged law.
