Black Steel

[00:20.26] I got a letter from the government the other day
[00:22.88] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
[00:25.61] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[00:28.34] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never
[00:31.21]
[00:31.41] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[00:33.72] About a brother like myself because I never did
[00:37.02] I wasn't with it but just that very minute
[00:39.42] It occurred to me, the suckers had authority
[00:42.53]
[00:42.91] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
[00:45.01] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen
[00:48.34] I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
[00:51.11] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[00:54.03]
[00:54.18] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[00:56.13] But a brother like me, began to be another one
[00:59.57] Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
[01:03.12] They criticize me for some crime
[01:05.27]
[01:16.82] I got a letter
[01:19.60] I got a letter
[01:22.30] I got a letter
[01:24.85] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never
[01:27.74]
[01:35.98] It occurred to me, the suckers had authority
[01:39.15] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
[01:41.43] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen
[01:44.76] I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
[01:47.75]
[01:50.48] I got a letter from the government the other day
[01:53.19] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
[01:55.93] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[01:58.66] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never
[02:01.63]
[02:02.01] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[02:04.04] 'Bout a brother like me and myself, because I never did
[02:07.52] I wasn't with it but just that very minute
[02:09.87] It occurred to me the suckers had authority
[02:13.04]
[02:13.07] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
[02:15.37] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen
[02:18.72] I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[02:21.63] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[02:24.20]
[02:24.55] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[02:30.24] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[02:33.46]
[02:41.24] Many switch in, switch on, switch off
[02:43.73] Many switch in, switch on, switch off
[02:49.18] Many switch in, switch on, switch off
[02:52.10] Many switch in, switch on, switch off
[02:55.01] Many switch in, switch on, switch off
[02:57.73]
[02:58.28] Nevertheless they cannot understand that
[03:00.54] I'm a black man and I could never be a veteran
[03:03.83] On the strength, the situation's unreal
[03:06.14] I got a raw deal, so I'm lookin' for the steel
[03:10.64] Lookin' for the steel
[03:13.25]
[03:15.18] I got a letter from the government the other day
[03:17.82] Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[03:20.74] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[03:23.40] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never
[03:26.34]
[03:26.53] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[03:28.96] 'Bout a brother like me and myself, because I never did
[03:32.15] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[03:34.52] It occurred to me the suckers had authority
[03:37.84]
[03:38.10] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
[03:40.03] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen
[03:43.43] I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
[03:46.26] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[03:49.08]
[03:49.26] I'm not a fugitive on the run, I'm not
[03:57.53] I'm not
[04:00.46] I'm not a fugitive on the run
[04:03.27] But a brother like me, began to be another one
[04:06.41] Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
[04:10.28] They'll criticize me for some crime
[04:12.38]
[04:17.42] I got a letter from the government the other day
[04:20.13] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
[04:23.05] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[04:25.81] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never
[04:28.69]
[04:28.89] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[04:31.01] 'Bout a brother like me and myself, because I never did
[04:34.42] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[04:36.62]
[04:56.68] I got a letter from the government the other day
[04:59.60] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers
[05:02.45] They wanted me for their army or whatever
[05:05.11] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never
[05:07.93]
[05:08.17] Here is a land that never gave a damn
[05:11.12]