The Drones - River of Tears lyrics

There's a cold rain on the Autumn wind A brother murdered in Sydney Town Marrickville brother under legal cover In his home they gunned him down And we say oh oh oh oh oh ooooooh They shot him down Sad river of tears Two hundred years in the river of fear They took him out at point blank range In his home with his small young son Shot him dead in his Marrickville bed With a pump action 12 gauge shotgun Oh oh oh oh oh oooooh They shut him down And we say oh oh oh oh oooooh Sad river of tears Two hundred years in the river of fear He left a fatherless child and a grieving wife A black fugitive on the run Runing from two centuries Of oppressions loaded gun We say oh oh oh oh oh oooooh They shoot you down Sad river of tears Two hundred years in the river of fear They shoot you down Sad river of tears Two hundred years in the river of fear Terrorists dressed in uniform Under the protection of their law Terrorize blacks in dawns of fear They come crashin' through your door You're not safe out there on freedom street You're not safe inside the “can” For with their shotguns and their stunt gas They're licensed to drop you where you stand There's a cold rain on the Autumn wind A brother murdered in Sydney Town Marrickville brother under legal cover In his home they gunned him down You're not safe out there on freedom's street You're not safe inside the “can” For with their shotguns and their stunt gas They're licensed to drop you where you stand