Jake of the Commonwealth

[Verse 1]
Gunners-mercs came hard
By the broken fence line
Snatched Jake out the yard
Left mud on the porch shine
They thought they took a nobody
Just a man in the rain
But Jake shook hands with power
And he helped build back again

[Pre-Chorus]
He laid planks for the homes
Kept the food lines straight
He knew every tired face
At the Commonwealth gate
Now the phone lines burn
And the orders come down
When Jake goes missing
You can hear it all over town

[Chorus]
Jake of the Commonwealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
They took the wrong man, now they feel the wealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
Special forces ride hard for Jake of the Commonwealth

[Verse 2]
They rolled through the ravine
In a cold black dawn
Boots hit the hard ground
With their lights turned on
Every radio clipped
Every rifle held tight
For a friend of the President
They’re coming through the night

[Pre-Chorus]
Every settlement knows
What those men have done
Took grain from the old folks
Then they started to run
But a friend in a storm
Is a debt that stays
And the Commonwealth pays back
In a hundred armed ways

[Chorus]
Jake of the Commonwealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
They took the wrong man, now they feel the wealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
Special forces ride hard for Jake of the Commonwealth

[Bridge]
If you hide in the mines
If you duck in the shale
If you sell your blood for bullets
And you pray they fail
There’s a flag on the horizon
And a boot in the dust
You can hear that judgment coming
When the good men turn to rust

[Final Chorus]
Jake of the Commonwealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
They took the wrong man, now they feel the wealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
Jake of the Commonwealth
Special forces ride hard for Jake of the Commonwealth