When the Boot Comes Down

Well, you say your bill of rights is written in stone But you turn your back and then it's gone In the blink of an eye A wink and a lie Distract and deny But that's what they're gonna do when the boot comes down Thugs and deceivers Now come true believers Succumb to the fever Yeah, the drug of deceit All those pied pipers pay you to sleep at the wheel Are those kings and queens of compromise Oh, they're biding their time And they're telling the lie 'Til democracy dies Oh, that's how it's gonna be when the boot comes down Do you trust them now (Oh, don't believe it) Oh, bad times been fine, sad signs The state is a stage So don't threaten us with a good time 'Cause the flack couldn't list Aw, the sweeter the kiss When it comes down to this Oh, where you gonna be when the boot comes down When thugs and deceivers Like our true believers Succumb to the fever Oh, we take to the street We rise and defy Awake and deny Confront and we cry Oh, that's what you gotta do when the boot comes down