|
Young man on his way home from the market, |
|
Just enjoying a beautiful afternoon |
|
Gets kinda dark, sun just set |
|
There's these other young men standing |
|
On the corner, nothing to do, just hangin' around |
|
They're passing out their weapons to each other: |
|
brass knuckles - pipes - chains - half a bricks |
|
- broken bottles - switchblades |
|
Young man lands in jail for some crime he did not commit |
|
352 years hard labor in Angola prison - 352 years at hard labor |
|
Sleepless nights between sugar cane and cotton |
|
It's where he learns the ropes and pays with his soul |
|
For some crime he did not commit |
|
We think we're safe at home with our bumper stickers saying - Just say no - |
|
We give up a few freedoms here and there in the name of a - Squeaky clean America - |
|
Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical |
|
Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical |
|
Screaming for blood and justice |
|
Now they've got us hypnotized and hysterical |
|
Screaming for blood and justice |
|
They show us the faces of hatred over and over - a new one every week |
|
Could be Manuel Noriega |
|
Could be the Ayatollah |
|
Any old scapegoat 'll do |
|
The young man will be our sacrificial lamb |
|
Pro choice - no choice |
|
We're sending our sons and daughters to their slaughter |
|
Pro choice - no choice |
|
Slogans mean nothing to a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola |
|
To a young man facing 352 years hard labor in Angola |
|
For a crime he did not commit |
|
It's freedom of speech - as long as you don't say too much |
|
You can't stop running water |
|
You can't kill the fire that burns inside |
|
Don't deny our flesh and blood |
|
And don't forsake our sons and daughters |
|
You can't stop running water |
|
You can't kill the fire that burns inside |
|
Don't deny our flesh and blood |
|
And don't forsake our sons and daughters |
|
It's freedom of speech - as long as you don't say too much |
|
I think we're all runnin' thinkin' that we can hide |
|
I think we're runnin' tryin' to get away |
|
But sooner or later we gonna realize |
|
We gonna meet up with the truth face to face |
