作词 : Franti, Harris, Tyler | |
I take the needle off the record and shove it in my arm | |
Whenever I feel life is comin' on too strong | |
They left me in a clinic fulla cynical and motha****in' bureaucrats | |
And other kinda ding bats, they're livin' on the tracks | |
The tracks in my arm said | |
It all depends which side the tracks you're on | |
Tellin' me what to wear, tellin' me cut my hair | |
And tryin' to convince me that they really really care | |
All about my health and about my wealth | |
But still they built the | |
Stealth'Cause everybody's just lookin' out for they self | |
So then I ask 'em can | |
I have a clean needle, hell no that's illegal | |
It's a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it's a crime to smoke dank in | |
AmericaYeah, hit those drums now, yeah | |
They lockin' brother's in the poorhouse | |
Who can't afford | |
Moorhouse, politicians nervous | |
It's the only free service they provide, you wanna go inside | |
There's a hot meal waitin' for ya, a deal we can score ya | |
On a bed for a night or two, or three or four months | |
They say they lockin' us up in cells | |
To protect us from ourselves | |
It smells like they got anotha plan in store house | |
Or should | |
I say warehouse fulla niggaz and other misfits | |
That couldn't turn tricks in the courthouse | |
But it's a justice whorehouse | |
And it's a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it's a crime to be black in | |
America, come on | |
But there's a mutiny on the bounty, in ever single county | |
So, we remember | |
Attica but don't forget to pat a few others | |
On the back as a matter of fact | |
Sister Asatta | |
Shakur and | |
Geronimo Pratt | |
But Amnesty international is fightin' for political | |
But if your analytical, you know it's much more critical | |
Than that percentages black is really, really whack | |
Can I kick a few facts, yes? | |
Six percent in college, from livin' on the block | |
Twenty five percent in prison, the school of hard knocks | |
Fifty percent in poverty is livin' on the rocks | |
Five hundred brothas on a death row box | |
The say, the punishment is capital | |
For those who lack in capital | |
Because a public defender can't remember the last time | |
A brother wasn't treated like an animal | |
They say, they blame it on a song when someone kills a cop | |
What music did they listen to when they bombed | |
Iraq?Well, give me one example so | |
I can take a sample | |
No need to play it backwards if you wanna hear the devil' | |
Cause music's not the problem, it didn't cause the bombin' | |
But maybe they should listen to the songs of people starving' | |
Cause it's a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it's a crime to smoke dank in | |
AmericaAnd it's a crime to be black in | |
AmericaAnd it's a crime to be black in | |
America, come on now | |
Keep on comin' now, yeah | |
It's a crime to be | |
Puerto Rican | |
It's a crime to be | |
AfricanCrime to be native | |
AmericanA crime to be | |
Asian, Hatian, a woman |
zuo ci : Franti, Harris, Tyler | |
I take the needle off the record and shove it in my arm | |
Whenever I feel life is comin' on too strong | |
They left me in a clinic fulla cynical and motha in' bureaucrats | |
And other kinda ding bats, they' re livin' on the tracks | |
The tracks in my arm said | |
It all depends which side the tracks you' re on | |
Tellin' me what to wear, tellin' me cut my hair | |
And tryin' to convince me that they really really care | |
All about my health and about my wealth | |
But still they built the | |
Stealth' Cause everybody' s just lookin' out for they self | |
So then I ask ' em can | |
I have a clean needle, hell no that' s illegal | |
It' s a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
AmericaYeah, hit those drums now, yeah | |
They lockin' brother' s in the poorhouse | |
Who can' t afford | |
Moorhouse, politicians nervous | |
It' s the only free service they provide, you wanna go inside | |
There' s a hot meal waitin' for ya, a deal we can score ya | |
On a bed for a night or two, or three or four months | |
They say they lockin' us up in cells | |
To protect us from ourselves | |
It smells like they got anotha plan in store house | |
Or should | |
I say warehouse fulla niggaz and other misfits | |
That couldn' t turn tricks in the courthouse | |
But it' s a justice whorehouse | |
And it' s a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
America, come on | |
But there' s a mutiny on the bounty, in ever single county | |
So, we remember | |
Attica but don' t forget to pat a few others | |
On the back as a matter of fact | |
Sister Asatta | |
Shakur and | |
Geronimo Pratt | |
But Amnesty international is fightin' for political | |
But if your analytical, you know it' s much more critical | |
Than that percentages black is really, really whack | |
Can I kick a few facts, yes? | |
Six percent in college, from livin' on the block | |
Twenty five percent in prison, the school of hard knocks | |
Fifty percent in poverty is livin' on the rocks | |
Five hundred brothas on a death row box | |
The say, the punishment is capital | |
For those who lack in capital | |
Because a public defender can' t remember the last time | |
A brother wasn' t treated like an animal | |
They say, they blame it on a song when someone kills a cop | |
What music did they listen to when they bombed | |
Iraq? Well, give me one example so | |
I can take a sample | |
No need to play it backwards if you wanna hear the devil' | |
Cause music' s not the problem, it didn' t cause the bombin' | |
But maybe they should listen to the songs of people starving' | |
Cause it' s a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
America, come on now | |
Keep on comin' now, yeah | |
It' s a crime to be | |
Puerto Rican | |
It' s a crime to be | |
AfricanCrime to be native | |
AmericanA crime to be | |
Asian, Hatian, a woman |
zuò cí : Franti, Harris, Tyler | |
I take the needle off the record and shove it in my arm | |
Whenever I feel life is comin' on too strong | |
They left me in a clinic fulla cynical and motha in' bureaucrats | |
And other kinda ding bats, they' re livin' on the tracks | |
The tracks in my arm said | |
It all depends which side the tracks you' re on | |
Tellin' me what to wear, tellin' me cut my hair | |
And tryin' to convince me that they really really care | |
All about my health and about my wealth | |
But still they built the | |
Stealth' Cause everybody' s just lookin' out for they self | |
So then I ask ' em can | |
I have a clean needle, hell no that' s illegal | |
It' s a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
AmericaYeah, hit those drums now, yeah | |
They lockin' brother' s in the poorhouse | |
Who can' t afford | |
Moorhouse, politicians nervous | |
It' s the only free service they provide, you wanna go inside | |
There' s a hot meal waitin' for ya, a deal we can score ya | |
On a bed for a night or two, or three or four months | |
They say they lockin' us up in cells | |
To protect us from ourselves | |
It smells like they got anotha plan in store house | |
Or should | |
I say warehouse fulla niggaz and other misfits | |
That couldn' t turn tricks in the courthouse | |
But it' s a justice whorehouse | |
And it' s a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
America, come on | |
But there' s a mutiny on the bounty, in ever single county | |
So, we remember | |
Attica but don' t forget to pat a few others | |
On the back as a matter of fact | |
Sister Asatta | |
Shakur and | |
Geronimo Pratt | |
But Amnesty international is fightin' for political | |
But if your analytical, you know it' s much more critical | |
Than that percentages black is really, really whack | |
Can I kick a few facts, yes? | |
Six percent in college, from livin' on the block | |
Twenty five percent in prison, the school of hard knocks | |
Fifty percent in poverty is livin' on the rocks | |
Five hundred brothas on a death row box | |
The say, the punishment is capital | |
For those who lack in capital | |
Because a public defender can' t remember the last time | |
A brother wasn' t treated like an animal | |
They say, they blame it on a song when someone kills a cop | |
What music did they listen to when they bombed | |
Iraq? Well, give me one example so | |
I can take a sample | |
No need to play it backwards if you wanna hear the devil' | |
Cause music' s not the problem, it didn' t cause the bombin' | |
But maybe they should listen to the songs of people starving' | |
Cause it' s a crime to be broke in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
America, come on now | |
Keep on comin' now, yeah | |
It' s a crime to be | |
Puerto Rican | |
It' s a crime to be | |
AfricanCrime to be native | |
AmericanA crime to be | |
Asian, Hatian, a woman |