"The Bar Is Set So Low" lyrics

I was taken from my mother's arms
And carted off, carte-blanche, what will I do?
For a slave wage and some heart problems
Out of pocket, out of context clues

Get away, get away, get away
'Cause the fear has gotten hold and I'm struggling
It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame
That the bar is set so low, I'm caught under it

They're awake before the rising sun
So cart 'em off, cart 'em off, what will that do?
Save a space to make zeros and ones
A bigger briefcase for our boys in blue

Get away, get away, get away
'Cause the fear has gotten hold and I'm struggling
It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame
That the bar is set so low, I'm caught under it

I'm not lost, I was born in this cage
I'll watch colors swap, but still nothing changes home
Only the lock, it's getting harder to break
Hey, I once had a wise friend say, "In life, there is one goal"
For all of our brothers, we must lighten the load

So now I'm on my way to Mexico
We pardon the criminals, put 'em in suits
Soy un bastardo de la nacion podrida
May you do to me what we've done to you

Get away, get away, get away
'Cause the fear has gotten hold and I'm struggling
It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame
That the bar is set so low, I'm caught under it