Daddy warned me there'd be snakes along this path Fill my head with lies and stickin' knives all in my back Drain me of my time to make a dollar off my name But I ain't worth a dime when I am tethered to their chain Oh, you gotta keep the crows away Oh, you gotta keep the crows away Tired of all these fuckin' people beggin' for my scraps I got nothin left to give so you can take half of that Dad I heard your warnin' guess the world has all turned black I see feathers everywhere and it will always bring me back Oh, you gotta keep the crows away Oh, you gotta keep the crows away Daddy warned me there'd be snakes along this path That fill my head with lies and stickin knives all in my back Drain me of my time to make a dollar off my name But I ain't worth a dime when I am tethered to their chain