Waiting for the Axe to Fall Gil Scott-Heron

[Intro]
Ha!

[Verse 1]
Brother living in a cell
Doing time at the county jail
Now you might think his life is hell (But he told me)
It's the first room he ever had to himself

[Chorus]
Waiting for the axe to fall
And sometimes Lord I think that's all
When your head is on the block
And ain't no way for you to stop
You're waiting for the axe to fall

[Verse 2]
Brother served in Viet Nam
Found out no one gives a damn
See Agent Orange fell on his camp (But there's [?] at stake)
Brother going looking for Uncle Sam

[Chorus]
Waiting for the axe to fall
And sometimes Lord I think that's all
When your head is in the noose
And won't nobody turn you loose
You're waiting for the axe to fall