Should It Be Legal

from Vote For Us (Mike's Songs) by The DEPuties

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Chorus: Should it be legal? I think so
Should it be legal? I don’t know
Should it be legal? No, no, no!
Should it be legal?

There are thousands round the country taking social drugs each day
They do it ‘cos they like it that’s for sure
There’s weed and speed and coke and E’s and ‘shrooms and poppers too
But in taking all of these we break the law
Should it be legal?

It’s hard to see the logic of it anyway you look
I can have a cig but I can’t have a joint
If I get caught in possession I can end up going to jail
Could someone please explain what is the point?

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It’s legal to drink alcohol to change the way we feel
The consequence can really be quite bad
We can kill ourselves with cigarettes and that’s within the law
Sometimes I think the world’s gone really mad
Should it be legal? Should it be legal?

I think I’ve got depression
It’s making me feel ill
Why not go to a doctor
And get yourself some pills
Because it’s legal !! Because it’s legal !!

A thousand folks a year get sent to jail because of this
Just who we are protecting gets confused
When a third of us have tried it out ourselves it seems quite clear
That the legislation isn’t any use
Should it be legal?

In Portugal and Uruguay they’ve let the tide come in
In many US states they’ve done it too
But we just act like King Canute
It’s really quite a joke
The war on drugs is lost, you know it’s true
Should it be legal? Should it be legal?

I think I’ve got depression
It’s making me feel ill
Why not go to a doctor
And get yourself some pills

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from Vote For Us (Mike's Songs), released March 29, 2015

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