[00:19.24]
[01:19.05]and we*ll take that ride
[01:23.88]Cross this bloody river
[01:28.57]to the other side
[01:33.56]41 shots,
[01:38.13]Cut through the night
[01:41.13]You*re kneeling over his body in the vestibule
[01:47.50]Praying for his life
[01:51.64]Is it a gun
[01:54.68]Is it a knife
[01:56.87]Is it a wallet
[01:59.26]this is your life
[02:01.27]It ain*t no secret
[02:04.80](it ain*t no secret)...
[02:10.93]No secret my friend
[02:12.97]You can get killed just for living in
[02:16.36]your American skin
[02:18.45]
[02:39.41]Lena gets her son ready for school
[02:44.89]She says, "On these streets, Charles
[02:49.57]You*ve got to understand the rules
[02:54.45]If an officer stops you,
[02:58.14]promise me you*ll always be polite
[03:03.47]And that you*ll never ever run away
[03:07.11]Promise Mama you*ll keep your hands in sight"
[03:12.78]Is it a gun
[03:16.23]Is it a knife
[03:18.37]Is it a wallet
[03:20.71]this is your life
[03:22.86]It ain*t no secret
[03:25.39](it ain*t no secret)...
[03:32.03]No secret my friend
[03:34.22]You can get killed just for living in
[03:37.51]your American skin
[03:39.94]
[04:35.80]Is it a gun
[04:37.64]is it a knife
[04:39.88]Is it in your heart,
[04:42.12]is it in your eyes
[04:44.36]It ain*t no secret
[04:46.70](it ain*t no secret)
[04:48.94]It ain*t no secret
[04:51.50](it ain*t no secret)...
[04:58.77]41 shots,
[05:02.79]and we*ll take that ride
[05:07.63]Cross this bloody river
[05:12.31]to the other side
[05:17.14]41 shots,
[05:21.10]I got my boots caked in this mud
[05:26.03]Baptized in these waters
[05:30.82]And in each other*s blood
[05:36.19]Is it a gun
[05:38.44]Is it a knife
[05:40.68]Is it a wallet
[05:42.97]this is your life
[05:45.21]It ain*t no secret
[05:47.46]
[05:58.82]No secret my friend
[06:01.45]You can get killed just for living in
[06:05.94]You can get killed just for living in
[06:10.27]You can get killed just for living in...
[06:24.21]your American skin
[07:04.12]41 shots,
[07:06.01]You can get killed just for living in.....