Martina :
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin` a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like myself
Because I never did
I wasn`t wit` it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin` as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin` in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I`m not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun, to be another one
Public enemy servin` time, they drew the line y`all
They criticize me for some crime
I got a letter, I got a letter, I got a letter
Picture me given` a damn, I said never
Mmm...mmm...mmm
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin` as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin` in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin` a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because I never did
I wasn`t wit` it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin` as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin` in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I`m not a fugitive on the run
I`m not a fugitive on the run
Tricky :
Many switch in, switch on, switch off X5
Martina :
Nevertheless they could not understand
That I`m a black man, and I could never be a veteran.
On the strength of situations, I`m real.
I got a raw deal, so I`m lookin` for the steel
Looking for the steel.
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin` a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because they never did
I wasn`t wit` it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin` as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin` in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I`m not a fugitive on the run
I`m not, I`m not
I`m not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun, to be another one
Public enemy servin` time, they drew the line y`all
To criticize me for some crime
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin` a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because I never did
I wasn`t wit` it, but just that very minute...
Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin` a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
