Hard Fork, Hard Times (B-Side)

Had a beat-up truck, and a fridge half full

Worked long days, just to push that pull

Boss man barked, while the bills got high

And the bank took more, every time I tried

Kids need shoes, and the roof still leaks

Ain't seen the doctor, in goin' on weeks

But I read one night, 'bout a digital spark

Lit up my mind, like a flame in the dark

Hard fork, hard times, breakin' the chain

Tired of losin' in this rigged old game

Took a different path, when the system broke

Now I ride with the rebels, no collar, no yoke

From the ashes I rise, while their empire unwinds

It's a new damn world, hard fork, hard times

Sold my gold, paid off the truck

Told the loan shark banker, Son, good luck

Got my wallet cold, and my ledger tight

Ain't no man gonna steal my rights

Neighbors say, I've gone off grid

But I just learned what, they never did

Freedom don't come with a flag or a gun

It lives in the code and the blocks that run

Hard fork, hard times, outta the fire

Truth can't be killed, by a senate or wire

They print fake dreams while we mine what's real

You can't cage a man, who refuses to kneel

From the dust of the fields, to the digital signs

We were forged by the pain, hard fork, hard times

They told me play the game

But the deck was rigged

Told me chase the dream

While they took my gig

So I said screw your money

And I turned my back

Found value in truth

And I never looked back

Now I run my node, where the corn don't grow

In a trailer out back, with a digital glow

Ain't rich yet, but I sleep just fine

Knowin' no thief's gonna touch what's mine

The world's still burnin', but I got my say

I cast my vote, with a block each day

It ain't just coin, it's blood and code

A freedom song, on a dusty road

Hard fork, hard times, scars on the soul