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Black Steel (Rough Monitor Mix)
Tricky
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I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for the army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn about a brother like myself
'Cause they never did, I wasn't with 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 a 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 began to be another one
Public enemy serving time
They drew the line, yo, they criticized me for some crime
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I got a letter
I got a letter
I got a letter
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
ย
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 a state pen
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 the army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn about a brother like me myself
Because they never did, I wasn't with 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 a 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
ย
Many switch in, switch on, switch off
Many switch in, switch on, switch off
Many switch in, switch on, switch off
Many switch in, switch on, switch off
Many switch in, switch on, switch off
Nevertheless, they could not understand that I'm a black man
And I could never be a veteran
On the strength, the situation's unreal
I got a raw deal, so I'm looking for the steel
Looking for the steel
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I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for the army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn about a brother like me myself
Because they never did, I wasn't with 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 a 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
ย
I'm not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me began to be another one
Public enemy serving time
They drew the line, yo, they criticized me for some crime
ย
I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for the army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn about a brother like me myself
Because they never did, I wasn't with it
But just that very minute
ย
I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for the army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
ย