Drew Thompson

Musician/

Producer/Engineer

Circa 1992

With Special Guest:

Dan & Kim Mashburn

Dan Mashburn

"Misguided Justice"

Dan Mashburn was playing bass guitar in professional settings by the time he was 12 years old. In high school, Dan would amaze me with his musical comprehension and ability to play most any song on any instrument; and do it amazingly well. About the time I picked up the guitar, Dan was there to lead me down the musician's path and in no time at all, we had a little band and I was playing Gary Wright's "Dream Weaver" and thinking I was pretty cool.

Dan invited me out to San Antonio during the monsoons of '92 and I was introduced to his golden-throated bride, Kim. During the chit-chat and catching-up, Kim asked if I had any songs that would be good for her to record. Well, I had just received an award from Billboard magazine for a song I had written titled, "Nobody's Woman" but felt it wouldn't really jive with what Kim was trying to do. So we decided to write a song.

"Misguided Justice" flowed from the pen much easier than any other song. After deciding Kim needed a "Statement" song like Pat Benetar's "Hell Is For Children," I began humming a guitar hook I'd been working on and "Misguided Justice" fit as the lyric. We took a break for me to run to the convenience store with the hook spinning around and around in my head. I found a piece of paper and had most of these lyrics down by the time I returned to the apartment. The lyrics are OK, but the vocal is dynamite!

Misguided Justice

Just another heartbreak in the city,
I see a blind man begging for a dime.
And there she stands, a stranger going nowhere,
Lost to the world, running out of time.

She's sitting head in hands this could be Harlem
Or a boutique on Fifth Avenue.
With misery in her eyes,
She knows it's never gonna change.
She has heard all the lies,
Believing she's the one to blame.

CHORUS:
Misguided Justice
Where the truth lies in the pain.
Misguided Justice
How can the innocent take the blame?

Angelic faces wear the scars of anger.
Trusting minds confusing truth with dreams.
Like a broken toy, her spirit shatters.
Forever she'll be left behind, it seems.
With misery in her eyes,
She knows it's never gonna change.
She has heard all the lies,
She shouldn't be the one to blame.

CHORUS:
Misguided Justice
Where the truth lies in the pain.
Misguided Justice
Why the innocent take the blame?

Misguided justice.