Mowing Me Down

They're mowing me down yes they're mowing me down They're mowing me down like grass They're mowing me down with a highway stampede They're mowing me down like grass They're writing me up yes they're writing me up They're writing me up like poems They're writing me up with a blizzard of ink They're writing me up like poems They're knocking me out yes they're knocking me out They're knocking me out like doors They're knocking me out with a single red glove They're knocking me out like doors I think that the stars are just lights behind bars Before they die they fade away The water can fall but it can also freeze Your finger to the trigger that day They're holding me in yes they're holding me in They're holding me in like dreams They're holding me in with a white-knuckled grin They're holding me in like dreams They're smoking me left yes they're smoking me left They're smoking me left like death They're smoking me left with a stiff upper lip They're smoking me left like death They're crowding around yes they're crowding around They're crowding around like sheep They're crowding around with a frown to the ground They're crowding around like sheep They're running inside yes they're running inside They're running inside like brains They're running inside with a cowboy thick hide They're running inside like brains I think that the stars are just lights behind bars Before they die they fade away The water can fall but it can also freeze Your finger to the trigger that day They're urging me on yes they're urging me on They're urging me on like saints They're urging me on with a hairy-armed brawn They're urging me on like saints They're setting me up yes they're setting me up They're setting me up like chess They're setting me up with a two fingered flick They're setting me up like chess They're trading me back yes they're trading me back They're trading me back like love They're trading me back with the tip of the hat They're trading me back like love They're building their walls yes they're building their walls They're building their walls like men They're building their walls with a brick bearing back They're building their walls like men I think that the stars are just lights behind bars Before they die they fade away The water can fall but it can also freeze Your finger to the trigger that day