SKID ROW
- Livin' On A Chain Gang Lyrics / with translationsTurn on the TV, ´cause I got nowhere
to go
Seems that there´s a little trouble down
in Mexico
A 13-year-old boy robs a store
so he can eat
And they got him doing time while
killers walk the streets
A hungry politician is the wolf that´s
at the door
Hell-bent on submission and feedin´
on the poor
We could stare into the sun if we would
open up our eyes
But we paint ourselves into a corner
colored in white lies
Busted on a rockpile - getting
dusted in the heat
Shackled to the system - and
draggin´ my feet
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
A con man´s intuition can wash
your sins away
Send your contribution and he´ll save
your soul today
What can he know, has he been
through hell and back
He takes the cash and drives it home in
a brand new Cadillac
Spitting at the guard dog, burning
in his wicked deal
Screamin´ down the railroad with
no one at the wheel
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
Faith healin´, superstition
Cold-blooded criminal mind
Getting off on high position
Hey brother can you spare a dime
To get me off this slaughter line
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
to go
Seems that there´s a little trouble down
in Mexico
A 13-year-old boy robs a store
so he can eat
And they got him doing time while
killers walk the streets
A hungry politician is the wolf that´s
at the door
Hell-bent on submission and feedin´
on the poor
We could stare into the sun if we would
open up our eyes
But we paint ourselves into a corner
colored in white lies
Busted on a rockpile - getting
dusted in the heat
Shackled to the system - and
draggin´ my feet
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
A con man´s intuition can wash
your sins away
Send your contribution and he´ll save
your soul today
What can he know, has he been
through hell and back
He takes the cash and drives it home in
Spitting at the guard dog, burning
in his wicked deal
Screamin´ down the railroad with
no one at the wheel
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
Faith healin´, superstition
Cold-blooded criminal mind
Getting off on high position
Hey brother can you spare a dime
To get me off this slaughter line
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - another
whiteknuckled shakedown
Feels like I´m livin´ on a chain gang
I´m riding on a breakdown - a suicidal
shakedown
Feels like I´m on a chain gang
Facts about Livin' On A Chain Gang
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Livin' On A Chain Gang is written by Scott L. Mulvehill, Rachel Bolan Southworth, David Michael Sabo, Robert Affuso, Sebastian Philip Bierk.
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It is first released on June 11, 1991 as part of Skid Row's album "Slave to the Grind" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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When we take a closer look to the meaning, the song 'Livin' on a Chain Gang' by Skid Row uses the chain gang metaphor to show how people face persistent challenges and fight against street networks of power that govern their lives. The lyrics of 'Livin' on a chain gang' display social commentary while expressing feelings of anxiety and despair and conducting self-reflection and demonstrating anger. The song expresses its main message which needs to be understood through social injustice and systemic corruption and personal struggle and despair and exploitation and greed. The lyrics contain themes of crime, injustice, and societal issues, which may be intense for younger audiences. The content includes violent elements and painful experiences, which require parental supervision for children younger than 13 to access.
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Livin' On A Chain Gang falls under the genre Rock.
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Livin' On A Chain Gang song length is 3 minutes and 58 seconds.
Who wrote Livin' On A Chain Gang lyrics?
Livin' On A Chain Gang is written by Scott L. Mulvehill, Rachel Bolan Southworth, David Michael Sabo, Robert Affuso, Sebastian Philip Bierk.
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When was Livin' On A Chain Gang released?
It is first released on June 11, 1991 as part of Skid Row's album "Slave to the Grind" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Livin' On A Chain Gang lyrics?
When we take a closer look to the meaning, the song 'Livin' on a Chain Gang' by Skid Row uses the chain gang metaphor to show how people face persistent challenges and fight against street networks of power that govern their lives. The lyrics of 'Livin' on a chain gang' display social commentary while expressing feelings of anxiety and despair and conducting self-reflection and demonstrating anger. The song expresses its main message which needs to be understood through social injustice and systemic corruption and personal struggle and despair and exploitation and greed. The lyrics contain themes of crime, injustice, and societal issues, which may be intense for younger audiences. The content includes violent elements and painful experiences, which require parental supervision for children younger than 13 to access.
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Which genre is Livin' On A Chain Gang?
Livin' On A Chain Gang falls under the genre Rock.
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How long is the song Livin' On A Chain Gang?
Livin' On A Chain Gang song length is 3 minutes and 58 seconds.
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Record Label(s): 1991 Atlantic Recording Corp Marketed by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company
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