Verse 1 Heard the news from Minnesota, ’bout a woman on the run, Just tryin’ to get back home again before the day was done. But the lights came up behind her, and the story ends in pain, Another name we’ll never know, another family left to blame. Verse 2 Then word came down an hour ago, two more folks hurt out West, No answers from the badges, just “an incident” at best. And folks around the diner shake their heads and sip their tea, Sayin’, “Law don’t mean a thing no more when fear comes dressed in green.” Chorus ’Cause the Constitution’s lookin’ like a paper shield tonight, And the ones who swore to guard it don’t seem bothered by the light. When the truth gets bent and broken, and the innocent get bruised, Tell me how we call it justice when the law’s the one abused. Verse 3 There’s a story ’bout a handcuffed man run down upon the ground, And a grandma thrown to gravel just for askin’ what went down. Masked faces in the shadows, no names upon their chests, Just a “move along” for witnesses and silence for the rest. Verse 4 Heard a judge call out a warning when the oath turned into lies, Said the charges had to vanish ’cause the truth had been denied. And the folks back home are wonderin’ how it ever got this far, When the ones who hold the power forget who they really are. Chorus Yeah, the Constitution’s lookin’ like a paper shield tonight, And the ones who swore to guard it don’t seem bothered by the light. When the truth gets bent and broken, and the innocent get bruised, Tell me how we call it justice when the law’s the one abused. Bridge My daddy used to tell me, “Son, the badge don’t make the man, It’s the honor in his choices and the strength to take a stand.” But these days it feels like shadows walk where sunlight used to fall, And the folks who should protect us ain’t protectin’ us at all. Final Chorus So raise your voice for every name that never made the evening news, For the families left with questions and the rights we stand to lose. ’Cause the Constitution’s tremblin’ like a flag in stormy wind, And it’s up to us to hold the line and make it strong again. Outro Yeah, it’s scary what’s been happenin’, but a truth I still believe: This land was built on justice — and we ain’t gonna let it leave.