"Tension" lyrics - TODD SNIDER

[Chorus:]
Tension
Tension
Tension, it's all that I know
I got tension out in traffic
I got tension in my exercise
I got tension and it's everywhere that I go

After the bad guy killed off all the under-developed characters
The good guy put a bullet right through his head
The screenwriter stood up and he told us
That all the loose ends had been covered
He said "Justice is irrelevant
"Violent problems need violent solutions
"'Cause in America, we like our bad guys dead"
It's called "box office," baby
It's bigger than the Stones

Well, they roped off almost all of my problems
And they pointed their fingers at drug addiction
'Cause they know that if you're the one that's doing the pointing
Nobody's probably looking at you
But you know, this war on drugs is funded
By tobacco and alcohol commissions
It's not what drugs you're strung out on they care about
So much as whose
People still dig drugs
I mean, y'all do anyway, I'm over it

[Chorus:]
Tension
Tension
Tension, it's all that I know
I got tension in my courtroom
I got tension in my classroom
I got tension and it's everywhere that I go

When Rock 'n' Roll first came around, preachers all went crazy
Pretty soon, though, that wasn't enough to bring people in the door
So, now they jump on just about any scandal that they can to try and save me
'Cause they know I don't buy that bullshit about the "Devil's music" anymore
Republicans
That's what scares people these days
That, and uh, Democrats

[Chorus:]
Tension
Tension
Tension, it's all that I know
I got tension out in traffic
I got tension in my exercise
I got tension, and it's everywhere that I go