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 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 Do me, sue me, everybody do me Kick me, strike 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 a 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, 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? I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame They're throwin' 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 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 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 livin' He wouldn't let this be Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad Situation, segregation, everybody allegation In the suite, on the news, everybody dog food Kick me, hike me, don't you wrong or right 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 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 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