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Child of the Government (Stripped Down) Lyrics by Jayli Wolf

Wild Whisper - Stripped Down Selects (Acoustic) - EP

2022

[Intro - many overlapping voices]
Hey oh oh oh, hey oh oh oh
[Verse 1]
Father Youngblood took the children down
To the water with the cross and the Bible
They were taught to pray
But they left their hands up high
Grandma was young when the baby came
She was locked up in a white room raining
Nuns held the key while they made her sign her name
They took my daddy away
[Chorus]
My father's blood is mine
His story beats inside me
And now I share it here with you
Yeah, he's a child of thе government
[Post-Chorus]
Hey-еy
Yeah, he's a child of the government
Ooh-ooh, yeah
Yeah, he's a child of the government
[Verse 2]
Mixed up the bloodline, lost to his people
Broken and cursed, wrapped him in evil
Smile for the priest now, God save the banknote
This is a song about a child of the government
Cuts and bruises, drugs and alcoholic
I just saw my father, he fell down
Now he's empty, calling
Hands in ring, he's all in
Toothless fighter, makes me cry
Yeah, he's a child of the government
[Chorus]
My father's blood is mine
His story beats inside me
And now I share it here with you
Yeah, he's a child of the government
[Post-Chorus]
Hey-ey (hey oh oh oh, hey oh oh oh)
Yeah, he's a child of the government
Ooh-ooh, yeah
Yeah, he's a child of the government
[Chorus]
My father's blood is mine
His story beats inside me
And now I share it here with you
Yeah, he's a child of the government
[End]
I won't wear a cross
I won't say his name
I won't kneel down in dirty water
I won't pray lies and I've been baptized
What doesn't kill you makes you a monster
Credits
Jayli Wolf

Jayli Wolf

About “Child of the Government (Stripped Down)” by Jayli Wolf

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"Child of the Government (Stripped Down)" appears on "Wild Whisper - Stripped Down Selects (Acoustic) - EP" in 2022.

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