[Intro]
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“All I want to say is that
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They dont really care about us”
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(“Dont worry what people say, we know the truth”)
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“All I want to say is that
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They dont really care about us”
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(“Enough is enough of this garbage!”)
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(“Okay, alright, alright, alright”)
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“All I want to say is that
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They dont really care about us”
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*overlapping voices*
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[Verse 1]
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Skinhead, dead head, everybody gone mad
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Situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation
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In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
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Bang, bang, shot dead, everybodys gone mad
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[Chorus]
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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[Verse 2]
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Beat me, hate me, you can never break me
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Will me, thrill me, you can never kill me
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*** me, sue me, everybody do me
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Kick me, **** me, dont you, “Black or white” me
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[Chorus]
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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[Post-Chorus]
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And tell me, what has become of my life?
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I have a wife and two children who love me
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I am a victim of police brutality now
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Im tired of being the victim of hate
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Youre ripping me off my pride, oh, for Gods sake
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I look to Heaven to fulfill its prophecy, set me free
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[Verse 3]
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Skinhead, dead head, everybody gone bad
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Trepidation, speculation, everybody, allegation
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In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
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Black man, blackmail, throw the brother in jail
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[Chorus]
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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[Post-Chorus]
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And tell me, what has become of my rights?
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Am I invisible cause you ignore me?
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Your proclamation promised me free liberty now
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Im tired of being the victim of shame (Ooh)
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Theyre throwing me in a class with a bad name (Ooh)
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I cant believe this is the land from which I came (Ooh)
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[Bridge]
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You know, I really do hate to say it
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The government dont wanna see
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But if Roosevelt was livin
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He wouldnt let this be, no, no
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[Verse 4]
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Skinhead, dead head, everybody gone bad
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Situation, speculation, everybody, litigation
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Beat me, bash me, you can never trash me
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Hit me, kick me, you can never get me
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[Chorus]
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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[Guitar Solo]
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[Bridge]
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Some things in life
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They just dont wanna see
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But if Martin Luther was livin
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He wouldnt let this be
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No, no, no, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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[Verse 5]
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Skinhead, dead head, everybody gone mad
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Situation, segregation, everybody, allegation (Hoo-hoo)
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In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food (Hoo-hoo)
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Kick me, **** me, dont you wrong or right me (Were deep in fire)
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[Chorus]
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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Were deep in the fire (Hoo-hoo)
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us
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Im here to remind you (Hoo-hoo)
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us (Hee)
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Dont you sit back and watch the beatin
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[Outro]
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about—, hoo-hoo
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about—, hoo-hoo
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All I wanna say is that
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They dont really care about us, hee-hee-hee
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Hee-hee, hoo-hoo
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[Instrumental Outro]
