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The Measure Of A Man

from 1850 by Uptown Ace

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Tyranny with a fire so deep
From high on your pedestal you pick off the weak
Roll out thunder with the words you speak
I’ve got it bad for old times we seek

One way to tell the measure of a man
His body can break but his words should not bend
A promise is a promise to be kept to the end
I’ve got it bad for the lies you spin

We all help ourselves sometimes
Without a care for those left in the line
When nobody cares if we live or we die
And we don’t own what we own

When did I forget to feel this free?
About the time I stopped following my heart
Roll back the time let the words recede
I’ve got it bad
Disdain

The nation now knows the measure of the man
His body didn’t break but his words sure did bend
No promise was a promise that was kept to the end
Now we’ve got it bad because of lies you spin

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from 1850, released December 1, 2014

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