I went down to the   Mary Cater Paint Store   I said, give me one of them   Smith and Wesson Magnum .44s      'Cause there's a man that the law let loose   And justice was not done   This man he killed my wife   And my only little son      I'll never forget the way he looked   All through the trial   He had a big name lawyer   And he had that smirky smile      Oh yeah, he got you off   On a technicality   But you'd have to grow wings   And fly to ever get away from me      'Cause I got rights   I got rights too   And this time there won't be no damn lawyers   And systems to protect you      But I'm gonna read you   I'm gonna read you your rights   You got the right to know that you're gonna go to hell   One of these black nights      And when the trial was over he had the nerve to say   "That's the way it goes"   I said, "Well, hoss, you better get you some corks   'Cause you're gonna have to plug up a few holes"      I guess he thought I was talkin'   Just to pass away time   But he kinda looks different   Now on his knees beggin' for his life      Hey, I got rights   I got some rights too   And this time there won't be no damn lawyers   And systems to protect you      But I'm gonna read you   I'm gonna read you your rights   'Cause I want you to know that you're gonna go to hell   One of these black nights      Yeah, and this time there ain't no damn lawyers   And systems to save you