[ti:Black Steel]
[ar:Tricky]
[al:Maxinquaye]
[by:lrc.d4321.com]
[00:20.240] I got a letter from the government the other day
[00:23.080] Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[00:25.820] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[00:28.530] Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[00:31.510] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[00:33.890] About a brother like myself because they never did
[00:37.160] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[00:39.590] It occured to me the suckers had authority
[00:42.930] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[00:46.380] They got me sittin' in the state pen
[00:48.400] I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[00:51.220] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[00:53.990] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[00:56.210] But a brother like me began to be another one
[00:59.650] Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
[01:03.140] They criticize me for some crime
[01:16.480] I got a letter
[01:19.300] I got a letter
[01:22.070] I got a letter
[01:25.100] Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[01:36.250] It occured to me the suckers had authority
[01:39.490] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[01:43.130] They got me sittin' in the state pen
[01:45.050] I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[01:50.800] I got a letter from the government the other day
[01:53.370] Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[01:56.260] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[01:58.930] Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[02:01.990] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[02:04.410] 'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
[02:07.600] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[02:10.160] It occured to me the suckers had authority
[02:13.340] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[02:16.890] They got me sittin' in the state pen
[02:18.910] I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[02:21.640] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[02:24.410] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[02:30.230] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[02:41.520] Many switch in
[02:42.380] Switch on, switch off
[02:44.400] Many switch in
[02:45.170] Switch on, switch off
[02:49.920] Many switch in
[02:50.820] Switch on, switch off
[02:52.690] Many switch in
[02:53.600] Switch on, switch off
[02:55.470] Many switch in
[02:56.580] Switch on, switch off
[02:58.500] Nevertheless they cannot understand that I'm a black man
[03:01.980] And I could never be a veteran
[03:04.050] On the strength, the situation's unreal
[03:06.530] I got a raw deal, so I'm lookin' for the steel
[03:11.030] Lookin' for the steel
[03:15.320] I got a letter from the government the other day
[03:17.890] Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[03:20.860] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[03:23.440] Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[03:26.510] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[03:28.890] 'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
[03:31.820] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[03:34.650] It occured to me the suckers had authority
[03:37.920] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[03:41.360] They got me sittin' in the state pen
[03:43.320] I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[03:46.150] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[03:49.130] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[03:52.010] I'm not
[03:58.020] I'm not
[04:01.100] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[04:03.440] But a brother like me began to be another one
[04:06.560] Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
[04:10.410] They criticize me for some crime
[04:17.460] I got a letter from the government the other day
[04:20.230] Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[04:23.060] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[04:25.820] Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[04:28.650] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[04:30.980] 'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
[04:34.410] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[04:57.260] I got a letter from the government the other day
[04:59.430] Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[05:02.310] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[05:05.200] Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[05:08.070] Here is a land that never gave a damn