THE RIAA TOOK MY BABY AWAY                      © 2008 Acoustic Ross

it was my baby and me and my computer makes three and my online identity 
that got us all into this mess
she found a band that she liked and shared a file one night
two wrongs don't make copyright
my password she guessed

    i wouldn't care if it was indie or a proven brand
    but life's too short to listen to another jam band
    so i did my duty, turning in my baby that day
    that's when the r.i.a.a. took my baby away

they said 
  'your mix cd's illegal and our cupboard's getting bare
   how's beyonce gonna pay for more extensions in her hair?'
i saw my baby in the slammer and she sat there so still
i sang a verse of 'enter sandman' and they sent me a bill

    i said 
      'if you made better records i'd be willing to pay
      'but you keep feeding us this middle-of-the-road crap every day'
    so i did my duty, breaking down the d.m.c.a.
    that's when the r.i.a.a. took my baby away

the record industry just wants you to obey and then go buy
but maybe there's a better option there for you and i
if we're gonna change the future there's a thing that can be done:
  STOP BUYING SHIT YOU SAW ON VH1

    if no one's buying garbage then the garbage fades away
    so maybe our kids won't have to grow up listening to coldplay
    let's do our duty, cleaning up the industry
    screw the r.i.a.a., download a song for free
    screw the r.i.a.a., download a song from me - acousticross.com

   that's how the r.i.a.a. took my baby from me.