Story Behind The Song
As a musician all my life, I have personally experienced the bias of working outside the "mainstream". As a father, I have noticed how ill-prepared, in terms of schooling, young people are with repect to the world of finance/credit/etc., and how this can
Song Description
The concept of people in power having a 'stranglehold' on those less-priviledged, specifically, their ability to manipulate laws, etc., is the main theme here.
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Annoyed |
Subject |
Philosophy, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
The Eagles, Glenn Frey |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
Well, its hard not to notice the stranglehold they've got us in.
From the cradle to the grave, its a mess, its a crime, its a sin.
Sleazy politicians bitchin' 'n-a itchin' to win.
Said its hard not to notice the stranglehold they've got us in.
Well, you pay 'n you pay ev'ryday, its like a price on your head.
Roads paved with promises, potholes 'n lies up ahead.
Voodoo economics, they got ya livin' life in the red, now.
And the fat cats say: "Its OK, we've got room in this bed.
They'll woo ya on the Left, do ya on the Right, you wake up chokin' in the middle of the night
'Cause its hard not to notice the stranglehold they've got us in.
B: Now, if the truth be told ... its a Stranglehold
And when they get that grip, they're never gonna let it slip!
And its hard not to notice the stranglehold they've got us in (repeats)