Savin’ Your Bacon

Peace officers come in colors like you
Clothes that they wear may be brown, gray, or blue. Once as a soldier, and now as a cop,
sworn to protect you, a bullet I’d stop.

Hey, Hey, Hey…Sworn to protect you.

Ev’ry profession has some who stink.
If they’re corrupt they belong in the clink. Think about apples, you know what I mean. One rotten fruit doesn’t make all unclean.

Hey, Hey, Hey…Sworn to protect you.

I won’t get rich, though I sure love this gig. How’s it make sense that you call me a “pig”? When I’m savin’ your bacon.
When I’m savin’ your bacon…Yeah

I’m paid for the fact that my life’s on the line. Where’s the respect I should get ev’ry time
I put my uniform on and assume
I’ll make it home, I won’t meet my doom.

Hey, Hey, Hey…Sworn to protect you.

What do you do if you’re feeling unsafe,
when somebody’s wavin’ a gun in your face? No time to think, get some help, call the cops!! Dial nine one one, maybe send Special Ops!!

Hey, Hey, Hey……..

We’ll try to help you the best that we can.
Get you home safe, catch the bad guys that ran. Cartels in Mexico have their cops beat.
Even their army is now in retreat.

Hey, Hey, Hey…..Sworn to protect you.

This is America. We’ve still got hope.
Thank your policemen who know how to cope. We’ll be arrestin’ if trouble you’re makin’. Protectin’ victims, we’re savin’ their bacon.

Roland Burbank

I won’t get rich, though I sure love this gig. How’s it make sense when you call me a pig?

We’l be arrestin’ if trouble you’re makin’
But if I’m a “pig” why should I save your bacon?

Yep, please ‘splain to me…please ‘splain to me
while I’m savin’ your bacon…while I’m savin’ your bacon
while I’m savin’ your bacon…while I’m savin’ savin’ savin’
while I’m savin’ your bacon…well I’m savin savin’ savin’
well I’m savin’ your bacon…while I’m savin…while I’m savin’ savin’ while I’m savin’……while I’m savin’ your bacon…

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Roland Burbank – Lyrics
John Andrew Schreiner – Music, keyboards, drum track, recording, mixing

Randy Mitchell – Guitars
Alex Mackey – Vocals

Garry Grant – Song art