The Badge

Song The Badge
Artist Pantera
Album Reinventing Hell: The Best of Pantera

Lyrics

Young and dumb, truth and justice, fantasy
Fresh out of the academy
Five-time loser bust his head, make your day
Unless you're paid off, then you look away
Do you thimk this corruption will ever stop?
What makes a person want to be a cop?
Ran a red light, storm the house and bust the guy
Do you like to see his children cry?
Pick up a hooker and take her for a little ride
But get sucked off on the side
Sworn to serve and protect, forget the killing
Badge-wearing facist villain
Pissed in the street, you bust the guy
Do you like to see his children cry?
The badge means you suck
A child lies there dead
As you look back, what goes through your head?
Young and tough, truth and justice, fantasy
Fresh out of the academy
Five-time loser bust his head, make your day
Unless you're paid off, then you look away
He burned a flag, storm the house and bust the guy
Do you like to see his children cry?
Ran a red light, take her for a little ride
But get sucked off on the side
The badge means you suck
A child lies there dead
As you look back, what goes through your head?
Talk to them, you can work it out
You better not even try it
You make a play for his gun
They'll kill you, say it was a riot
Riot
What's behind the badge?