Hanging Tree

Who's that man I see Underneath the hanging tree? He looks just like me, so tell me, am I really free? Coulda been my mother crying for my brother And everybody, everybody, everybody's praying for peace But who's gonna protect us from the police? Keep these chains off me Cause I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree Pray for me Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree Grenades on our bodies (the color of fruit) Color of purple fruit (Shoo-doot) Power of the purple (black power, black power) Spent on the side and "don't give a damn about you" I, I ask sometimes Am I just living to die? (Living to die) Cause the way they do my kind I just wanna cry Chains off me I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree Pray for me Lord, don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree Take these chains off me, free me I don't wanna be another seed underneath the hanging tree Take these chains off me, free me Lord don't let me be another seed underneath the hanging tree Take these chains off me