they don't care about us

skin head

dead head

everybody gone bad

situation

aggravation

everybody allegation

in the suite

on the news

everybody dog food

bang bang

shot dead

everybody's gone mad

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

beat me

hate me

you can never break me

will me

thrill me

you can never kill me

sue me

sue me

everybody do me

kick me

kick me

don't you black or white me

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

tell me what has become of my life

i have a wife and two children who love me

i am the victim of police brutality

now

i'm tired of bein' the victim of hate

you're rapin' me of my pride oh

for god's sake

i look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy

set me free

skin head

dead head

everybody gone bad

trepidation

speculation

everybody allegation

in the suite

on the news

everybody dog food

black man

black mail

throw your brother in jail

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

tell me what has become of my rights

am i invisible because you ignore me?

your proclamation promised me free liberty

now

i'm tired of bein' the victim of shame

they're throwing me in a class with a bad name

i can't believe this is the land from which i came

you know i do really hate to say it

the government don't want to see

but if roosevelt was livin'

he wouldn't let this be

no

no

skin head

dead head

everybody gone bad

situation

speculation

everybody litigation

beat me

bash me

you can never trash me

hit me

kick me

you can never get me

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

some things in life they just don't want to see

but if martin luther was livin'

he wouldn't let this be

no

no

skin head

dead head

everybody gone bad

situation

segregation

everybody allegation

in the suite

on the news

everybody dog food

kick me

kick me

don't you wrong or right me

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us

all i want to say is that

they don't really care about us