| 作词 : Franti, Harris, Tyler | |
| I take the needle off the record and shove it in my arm | |
| Whenever I feel life is comin' on too strong | |
| They left me in a clinic fulla cynical and motha****in' bureaucrats | |
| And other kinda ding bats, they're livin' on the tracks | |
| The tracks in my arm said | |
| It all depends which side the tracks you're on | |
| Tellin' me what to wear, tellin' me cut my hair | |
| And tryin' to convince me that they really really care | |
| All about my health and about my wealth | |
| But still they built the | |
| Stealth'Cause everybody's just lookin' out for they self | |
| So then I ask 'em can | |
| I have a clean needle, hell no that's illegal | |
| It's a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it's a crime to smoke dank in | |
| AmericaYeah, hit those drums now, yeah | |
| They lockin' brother's in the poorhouse | |
| Who can't afford | |
| Moorhouse, politicians nervous | |
| It's the only free service they provide, you wanna go inside | |
| There's a hot meal waitin' for ya, a deal we can score ya | |
| On a bed for a night or two, or three or four months | |
| They say they lockin' us up in cells | |
| To protect us from ourselves | |
| It smells like they got anotha plan in store house | |
| Or should | |
| I say warehouse fulla niggaz and other misfits | |
| That couldn't turn tricks in the courthouse | |
| But it's a justice whorehouse | |
| And it's a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it's a crime to be black in | |
| America, come on | |
| But there's a mutiny on the bounty, in ever single county | |
| So, we remember | |
| Attica but don't forget to pat a few others | |
| On the back as a matter of fact | |
| Sister Asatta | |
| Shakur and | |
| Geronimo Pratt | |
| But Amnesty international is fightin' for political | |
| But if your analytical, you know it's much more critical | |
| Than that percentages black is really, really whack | |
| Can I kick a few facts, yes? | |
| Six percent in college, from livin' on the block | |
| Twenty five percent in prison, the school of hard knocks | |
| Fifty percent in poverty is livin' on the rocks | |
| Five hundred brothas on a death row box | |
| The say, the punishment is capital | |
| For those who lack in capital | |
| Because a public defender can't remember the last time | |
| A brother wasn't treated like an animal | |
| They say, they blame it on a song when someone kills a cop | |
| What music did they listen to when they bombed | |
| Iraq?Well, give me one example so | |
| I can take a sample | |
| No need to play it backwards if you wanna hear the devil' | |
| Cause music's not the problem, it didn't cause the bombin' | |
| But maybe they should listen to the songs of people starving' | |
| Cause it's a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it's a crime to smoke dank in | |
| AmericaAnd it's a crime to be black in | |
| AmericaAnd it's a crime to be black in | |
| America, come on now | |
| Keep on comin' now, yeah | |
| It's a crime to be | |
| Puerto Rican | |
| It's a crime to be | |
| AfricanCrime to be native | |
| AmericanA crime to be | |
| Asian, Hatian, a woman |
| zuo ci : Franti, Harris, Tyler | |
| I take the needle off the record and shove it in my arm | |
| Whenever I feel life is comin' on too strong | |
| They left me in a clinic fulla cynical and motha in' bureaucrats | |
| And other kinda ding bats, they' re livin' on the tracks | |
| The tracks in my arm said | |
| It all depends which side the tracks you' re on | |
| Tellin' me what to wear, tellin' me cut my hair | |
| And tryin' to convince me that they really really care | |
| All about my health and about my wealth | |
| But still they built the | |
| Stealth' Cause everybody' s just lookin' out for they self | |
| So then I ask ' em can | |
| I have a clean needle, hell no that' s illegal | |
| It' s a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
| AmericaYeah, hit those drums now, yeah | |
| They lockin' brother' s in the poorhouse | |
| Who can' t afford | |
| Moorhouse, politicians nervous | |
| It' s the only free service they provide, you wanna go inside | |
| There' s a hot meal waitin' for ya, a deal we can score ya | |
| On a bed for a night or two, or three or four months | |
| They say they lockin' us up in cells | |
| To protect us from ourselves | |
| It smells like they got anotha plan in store house | |
| Or should | |
| I say warehouse fulla niggaz and other misfits | |
| That couldn' t turn tricks in the courthouse | |
| But it' s a justice whorehouse | |
| And it' s a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
| America, come on | |
| But there' s a mutiny on the bounty, in ever single county | |
| So, we remember | |
| Attica but don' t forget to pat a few others | |
| On the back as a matter of fact | |
| Sister Asatta | |
| Shakur and | |
| Geronimo Pratt | |
| But Amnesty international is fightin' for political | |
| But if your analytical, you know it' s much more critical | |
| Than that percentages black is really, really whack | |
| Can I kick a few facts, yes? | |
| Six percent in college, from livin' on the block | |
| Twenty five percent in prison, the school of hard knocks | |
| Fifty percent in poverty is livin' on the rocks | |
| Five hundred brothas on a death row box | |
| The say, the punishment is capital | |
| For those who lack in capital | |
| Because a public defender can' t remember the last time | |
| A brother wasn' t treated like an animal | |
| They say, they blame it on a song when someone kills a cop | |
| What music did they listen to when they bombed | |
| Iraq? Well, give me one example so | |
| I can take a sample | |
| No need to play it backwards if you wanna hear the devil' | |
| Cause music' s not the problem, it didn' t cause the bombin' | |
| But maybe they should listen to the songs of people starving' | |
| Cause it' s a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
| America, come on now | |
| Keep on comin' now, yeah | |
| It' s a crime to be | |
| Puerto Rican | |
| It' s a crime to be | |
| AfricanCrime to be native | |
| AmericanA crime to be | |
| Asian, Hatian, a woman |
| zuò cí : Franti, Harris, Tyler | |
| I take the needle off the record and shove it in my arm | |
| Whenever I feel life is comin' on too strong | |
| They left me in a clinic fulla cynical and motha in' bureaucrats | |
| And other kinda ding bats, they' re livin' on the tracks | |
| The tracks in my arm said | |
| It all depends which side the tracks you' re on | |
| Tellin' me what to wear, tellin' me cut my hair | |
| And tryin' to convince me that they really really care | |
| All about my health and about my wealth | |
| But still they built the | |
| Stealth' Cause everybody' s just lookin' out for they self | |
| So then I ask ' em can | |
| I have a clean needle, hell no that' s illegal | |
| It' s a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
| AmericaYeah, hit those drums now, yeah | |
| They lockin' brother' s in the poorhouse | |
| Who can' t afford | |
| Moorhouse, politicians nervous | |
| It' s the only free service they provide, you wanna go inside | |
| There' s a hot meal waitin' for ya, a deal we can score ya | |
| On a bed for a night or two, or three or four months | |
| They say they lockin' us up in cells | |
| To protect us from ourselves | |
| It smells like they got anotha plan in store house | |
| Or should | |
| I say warehouse fulla niggaz and other misfits | |
| That couldn' t turn tricks in the courthouse | |
| But it' s a justice whorehouse | |
| And it' s a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
| America, come on | |
| But there' s a mutiny on the bounty, in ever single county | |
| So, we remember | |
| Attica but don' t forget to pat a few others | |
| On the back as a matter of fact | |
| Sister Asatta | |
| Shakur and | |
| Geronimo Pratt | |
| But Amnesty international is fightin' for political | |
| But if your analytical, you know it' s much more critical | |
| Than that percentages black is really, really whack | |
| Can I kick a few facts, yes? | |
| Six percent in college, from livin' on the block | |
| Twenty five percent in prison, the school of hard knocks | |
| Fifty percent in poverty is livin' on the rocks | |
| Five hundred brothas on a death row box | |
| The say, the punishment is capital | |
| For those who lack in capital | |
| Because a public defender can' t remember the last time | |
| A brother wasn' t treated like an animal | |
| They say, they blame it on a song when someone kills a cop | |
| What music did they listen to when they bombed | |
| Iraq? Well, give me one example so | |
| I can take a sample | |
| No need to play it backwards if you wanna hear the devil' | |
| Cause music' s not the problem, it didn' t cause the bombin' | |
| But maybe they should listen to the songs of people starving' | |
| Cause it' s a crime to be broke in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to smoke dank in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
| AmericaAnd it' s a crime to be black in | |
| America, come on now | |
| Keep on comin' now, yeah | |
| It' s a crime to be | |
| Puerto Rican | |
| It' s a crime to be | |
| AfricanCrime to be native | |
| AmericanA crime to be | |
| Asian, Hatian, a woman |