[00:00.00] 作词 : Carlton Ridenhour/Hank Shocklee/William Drayton
[00:01.00] 作曲 : Hank Shocklee/William Drayton/Eric Sadler
[00:20.24]I got a letter from the government the other day
[00:23.08]Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[00:25.82]They wanted me for their army or whatever
[00:28.53]Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[00:31.51]Here is a land that never gave a damn
[00:33.89]About a brother like myself because they never did
[00:37.16]I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[00:39.59]It occured to me the suckers had authority
[00:42.93]Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[00:46.38]They got me sittin' in the state pen
[00:48.40]I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[00:51.22]I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[00:53.99]I'm not a fugitive on the run
[00:56.21]But a brother like me began to be another one
[00:59.65]Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
[01:03.14]They criticize me for some crime
[01:16.48]I got a letter
[01:19.30]I got a letter
[01:22.07]I got a letter
[01:25.10]Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[01:36.25]It occured to me the suckers had authority
[01:39.49]Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[01:43.13]They got me sittin' in the state pen
[01:45.05]I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[01:50.80]I got a letter from the government the other day
[01:53.37]Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[01:56.26]They wanted me for their army or whatever
[01:58.93]Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[02:01.99]Here is a land that never gave a damn
[02:04.41]'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
[02:07.60]I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[02:10.16]It occured to me the suckers had authority
[02:13.34]Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[02:16.89]They got me sittin' in the state pen
[02:18.91]I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[02:21.64]I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[02:24.41]I'm not a fugitive on the run
[02:30.23]I'm not a fugitive on the run
[02:41.52]Many switch in
[02:42.38]Switch on, switch off
[02:44.40]Many switch in
[02:45.17]Switch on, switch off
[02:49.92]Many switch in
[02:50.82]Switch on, switch off
[02:52.69]Many switch in
[02:53.60]Switch on, switch off
[02:55.47]Many switch in
[02:56.58]Switch on, switch off
[02:58.50]Nevertheless they cannot understand that I'm a black man
[03:01.98]And I could never be a veteran
[03:04.05]On the strength, the situation's unreal
[03:06.53]I got a raw deal, so I'm lookin' for the steel
[03:11.03]Lookin' for the steel
[03:15.32]I got a letter from the government the other day
[03:17.89]Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[03:20.86]They wanted me for their army or whatever
[03:23.44]Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[03:26.51]Here is a land that never gave a damn
[03:28.89]'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
[03:31.82]I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[03:34.65]It occured to me the suckers had authority
[03:37.92]Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
[03:41.36]They got me sittin' in the state pen
[03:43.32]I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
[03:46.15]I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
[03:49.13]I'm not a fugitive on the run
[03:52.01]I'm not
[03:58.02]I'm not
[04:01.10]I'm not a fugitive on the run
[04:03.44]But a brother like me began to be another one
[04:06.56]Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
[04:10.41]They criticize me for some crime
[04:17.46]I got a letter from the government the other day
[04:20.23]Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[04:23.06]They wanted me for their army or whatever
[04:25.82]Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[04:28.65]Here is a land that never gave a damn
[04:30.98]'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
[04:34.41]I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
[04:57.26]I got a letter from the government the other day
[04:59.43]Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
[05:02.31]They wanted me for their army or whatever
[05:05.20]Picture me giving a damn, I said never
[05:08.07]Here is a land that never gave a damn

作词 : Carlton Ridenhour/Hank Shocklee/William Drayton
作曲 : Hank Shocklee/William Drayton/Eric Sadler
I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like myself because they never did
I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
It occured to me the suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
They got me sittin' in the state pen
I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me began to be another one
Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
They criticize me for some crime
I got a letter
I got a letter
I got a letter
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
It occured to me the suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
They got me sittin' in the state pen
I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
It occured to me the suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
They got me sittin' in the state pen
I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run
I'm not a fugitive on the run
Many switch in
Switch on, switch off
Many switch in
Switch on, switch off
Many switch in
Switch on, switch off
Many switch in
Switch on, switch off
Many switch in
Switch on, switch off
Nevertheless they cannot understand that I'm a black man
And I could never be a veteran
On the strength, the situation's unreal
I got a raw deal, so I'm lookin' for the steel
Lookin' for the steel
I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
It occured to me the suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell, how long has it been?
They got me sittin' in the state pen
I gotta get out but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run
I'm not
I'm not
I'm not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me began to be another one
Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all
They criticize me for some crime
I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
'Bout a brother like me and myself because they never did
I wasn't with it, but just that very minute
I got a letter from the government the other day
Opened and read it, it said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me giving a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn