Public Enemy-Shutem Down Shut Em Down I testified My mama cried Black people died When the other man lied See the TV, listen to me double trouble I overhaul and Im comin From the lower level Im takin tabs Sho nuff stuff to grab Like shirts it hurts Wit a neck to wreck Took a poll cause our soul Took a toll From the education Of a TV station But look around Hear go the sound of the wreckin ball Boom and Pound When I Shut em down 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 What I use in the battle for the mind I hit it hard Like it supposed Pullin no blows to the nose Like uncle L said Im rippin up shows Then what it is Only 5 percent of the biz Im addin woes Thats how da way it goes Then U think I rank never drank, point blank I own loans Suckers got me runnin from the bank Civil liberty I cant see to pay a fee I never saw a way to pay a sap To read the law Then become a victim of a lawyer Dont know ya, never saw ya Tape cued Gettin me sued Playin games wit my head What the judge said put me in the red Got me thinkin bout a trigger to the lead No no My education mind say Suckers gonna pay Anyway There gonna be a day Cause the troop they roll in To posse up Whole from the ground Ready to go Throw another round Sick of the ride Its suicide For the other side of town When I find a way to shut em down Who count the money In da neigborhood But we spendin money To no end lookin for a friend In a war to the core Rippin up the poor in da stores Till they get a brother Kickin down doors Then I figure I kick it bigger Look em dead in the eye And they wince Defense is pressurized They dont want it to be Another racial attack In disguise so give some money back I like Nike but wait a minite The neighborhood supports so put some Money in it Corporations owe Dey gotta give up the dough To da town or else We gotta shut em down
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:41:08 +0000