Tension (Live)

[Chorus] Tension Tension Tension, it's all that I know I got tension in my health food I got tension in my exercise I got tension and it's everywhere that I go [Verse 1] After the bad guy killed off all the under-developed characters The good guy put a bullet right through his head And the screenwriter stood up and he told us That all the loose ends had been ties He said "Justice is irrelevant "Violent problems need violent solutions "'Cause in America, we like our bad guys dead" Preferably after some kinds kick-ass car chase or something [Chorus] Tension Tension Tension, it's all that I know I got tension out in traffic I got tension in my office I got tension and it's everywhere that I go [Verse 2] Well they roped all of my problems When they pointed their fingers at drug addiction 'I think it's 'cause they know that if you're the one doing the pointing Nobody's looking at you But you know, this war on drugs is funded By tobacco and alcohol commissions It's not really that what drugs you're strung out on they care about So much as whose People still dig drugs Shit, I live in East Nashville Smells like a skunk farm over there [Chorus] Tension Tension Tension, it's all that I know I got tension in my court house I got tension in my White House I got tension and it's everywhere that I go [Verse 3] When rock-n-roll first came around, seemed like preachers all went crazy Pretty soon, though, that wasn't enough to get anybody in the door So, now they jump on just about any scandal that they have to to try and save me Because they know that I don't buy that bullshit about the "Devil's music" anymore Gay people gettin' married Hooo That's what scares people that don't have shit-all-else to be scared of these days [Chorus] Tension Tension Tension, it's all that I know I got tension in my traffic I got tension in my office I got tension, and it's everywhere that I go And I go Yeah I go