But they didn't see no one
To take swings at each other on the talk show TV
It's called criminalize the symptoms
They caught the last poor man
And I hold on hard to something
To undo everything they've done to you
To undo everything they've done to you
Except the cleavers and the Brady's
They took him down to the station
And the earth is full of earthquakes
And they came out of their houses
They dragged his black ass down to the station
And they looked around
Since they put everyone in jail
Flying away in a shiny red cape
And said, ok, the streets are safe now
They cuffed him and confiscated his stuff
To undo everything they've done to you
Than to try to escape
While you spread the disease
All your pretty white children can come out and see spot run
The old dogs have got a new trick
Why don't you just go ahead and turn off the sun
Why don't you just go ahead and turn off the sun
They're handing out smallpox blankets so people don't freeze
Above 96th street
Why don't you just go ahead and turn off the sun
My country 'tis of thee
'Cause we'll never live long enough
'Cause we'll never live long enough
Undo everything they've done to you
I wake up and my jaw aches
I ran away with the circus
'Cause we'll never live long enough
To take swings at each other on the talk show TV
My country 'tis of thee
My country 'tis of thee
Between my teeth when I'm sleeping
To take swings at each other on the talk show TV
Undo everything they've done to you
And they said, boy, you should've known better
'Cause there's still some honest work left for bearded ladies
