I’d like to have a conversation with the people like me the common ones, the ones that feel that they should still be free live how they want, vote in the laws they need and I see their children doin’ life, over a simple bag of weed since when did prison be come a savings and loan scam profit sharing stock on the life of a common man don’t get me wrong, I think the streets should be safe but I want justice in the courts instead of a legal money race and I tired of seeing men die for other men’s rights to have a corporation come in and sweep ‘em all aside cause there’s money to be made, money to be found and when the pockets are drilled empty, on to the next town meanwhile make criminals outta the people left behind pimpin’ all the women while the men cheat and lie and all the cameras rush in, yes they wanna find out why I ain’t got no food for my baby’s mouth I ain’t got no food for my baby’s mouth
Whoa, chains unbound we want our country back and I said we want it now whoa, murder in the street the flag is still flying but the colors are starting to bleed
well we’re on this earth together and we’re all gonna die so let’s forgive a little more and let others live their lives ‘cause nobody knows the how, and nobody knows they why so have your faith, have your belief but don’t take ‘em to the line and I don’t need no rich man tellin’ me how I’m supposed to think because he owns some tv stations and some newspaper ink cause it’s the common ones, like you and me that keep the country running, keep the flag flying free I said it’s the common ones when the shit goes down it’s our babies’ blood that gets spilled on the ground so I wanna see them dues, yes I wanna see that respect for that blue collared shirt and that weekly paycheck that blue collared shirt and that weekly paycheck
Whoa, chains unbound we want our country back and I said we want it now whoa, murder in the street the flag is still flying but the colors are starting to bleed