They Don't Care About Us

Skinhead, 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 wanna say is that they don't really care about us All I wanna 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 Jew me, sue me Everybody do me Kick me, kike me Don't you black or white me All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us All I wanna 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, no I'm tired of being the victim of hate You're raping me of my pride Oh, for God's sake I look to Heaven to fulfill its prophecy Set me free Skinhead, dead head Everybody gone bad Trepidation, speculation Everybody allegation In the suite, on the news Everybody dog food Black man, blackmail Throw the brother in jail All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us Tell me what has become of my rights Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me? Your proclamation promised me free liberty, no I'm tired of being 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 really do hate to say it The government don't wanna see But if Roosevelt was living He wouldn't let this be, no, no Skinhead, 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 wanna say is that they don't really care about us All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us Some things in life they just don't wanna see But if Martin Luther was living He wouldn't let this be, no, no Skinhead, dead head Everybody's gone bad Situation, segregation Everybody allegation In the suite, on the news Everybody dog food Kick me, kike me Don't you wrong or right me (we're deep in the fire) All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us (We're deep in the fire) All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us (I'm here to remind you) All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us (Don't you sit back and watch the beatin') All I wanna say is that they don't really care about (woo-hoo) All I wanna say is that they don't really care about (woo-hoo) All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us (woo-hoo-hoo)