They Don’t Care About Us

Skinhead, deadhead, everybody gone bad Situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation In the suite, on the news, everybody, dog food Bang-bang, shock 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, 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 woman and children who love me I am a victim of police brutality now (oh) 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, deadhead, everybody gone bad Trepidation, speculation, everybody, allegation In the suite, on the news, everybody, dog food Black man, black mail, throw your 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 now (oh) 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 hate to say it The government don't wanna see But if Roosevelt was living He wouldn't let this be, no no Skinhead, deadhead, 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, deadhead, everybody gone bad Situation, segregation, everybody, allegation In the suite, on the news, everybody, dog food Kick me, strike me, don't you wrong or right me All I wanna say is that They don't really care about us (This world is on fire) All I wanna say is that They don't really care about us (They're calling me liar) All I wanna say is that They don't really care about us (This world is on fire) 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 All I wanna say is that They don't really care about us