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I got a letter from the government the other day |
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I opened and read it, it said they were suckers |
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They wanted me for the army or whatever |
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Picture me given' a damn, I said never |
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Here is a land that never gave a damn |
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About a brother like myself because they never did |
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I wasn't with it, but just that very minute |
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It occurred to me, the suckers had authority |
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Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell |
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How long has it been, they got me sittin' in the state pen |
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I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before |
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I contemplated a plan on the cell floor |
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I'm not a fugitive on the run |
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But a brother like me begun, to be another one |
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Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all |
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To criticize me some crime |
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I've got a letter, I've got a letter, I've got a letter |
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Picture me given' a damn, I said never |
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It occurred to me, the suckers had authority |
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Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell |
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How long has it been, they got me sittin' in the state pen |
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I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before |
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I got a letter from the government the other day |
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I opened and read it, it said they were suckers |
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They wanted me for the army or whatever |
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Picture me given' a damn, I said never |
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Here is a land that never gave a damn |
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About a brother like me and myself |
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Because I never did |
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I wasn't with it, but just that very minute |
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It occurred to me the suckers had authority |
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Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell |
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How long has it been they got me sittin' in the state pen |
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I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before |
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I contemplated a plan on the cell floor |
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I'm not a fugitive on the run |
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I'm not a fugitive on the run |
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Many switch in, switch on, switch off |
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Many switch in, switch on, switch off |
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Many switch in, switch on, switch off |
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Many switch in, switch on, switch off |
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Many switch in, switch on, switch off |
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Nevertheless they could not understand |
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That I'm a black man, and I could never be a veteran |
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On the strength of situations, I'm real |
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I got a raw deal, so I'm lookin' for the steel |
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Looking for the steel |
