I got a letter from the government The other day, I opened and read it It said they were suckers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me given' a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn About a brother like me and myself Because they never did I wasn't wit' it, but just that very minute It occurred 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 begun, to be another one Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all To criticize me some crime, never the less
They could not 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 goin' for the steel
Don't you know, they got me rottin' in the time that I'm servin' Tellin' you what happened the same time they're throwin' 4 of us packed in a cell like slaves, oh well The same motherfucker got us livin' is his hell
You have to realize, what its a form of slavery Organized under a swarm of devils Straight up, word'em up on the level The reasons are several, most of them federal
Here is my plan anyway and I say I got gusto, but only some I can trust, yo Some do a bid from 1 to 10 And I never did, and plus I never been
I'm on a tier where no tears should ever fall Cell block and locked, I never clock it y'all 'Cause time and time again time They got me servin' to those and to them I'm not a citizen
But ever when I catch a C O Sleepin' on the job, my plan is on go-ahead On the strength, I'ma tell you the deal I got nothin' to lose, 'cause I'm goin' for the steel I'm goin' for the steel
Don't you know I caught a C O Fallin' asleep on death row I grabbed his gun, then he did what I said so And everyman's got served
Along with the time they served Decency was deserved To understand my demands I gave a warnin', I wanted the governor, y'all
And plus the warden to know That I was innocent Because I'm militant Posing a threat, you bet it's fuckin' up the government
My plan said I had to get out and break north Just like with Oliver's neck I had to get off, my boys had the feds in check They couldn't do nuthin' We had a force to instigate a prison riot
This is what it takes for peace So I just took the piece Black for black inside time to cut the leash Freedom to get out, to the ghetto, no sell out 6 C-Os we got we ought to put their head out
But I'll give 'em a chance, 'cause I'm civilized As for the rest of the world, they can't realize A cell is hell, I'm a rebel so I rebel Between bars, got me thinkin' like an animal
Got a woman C-O to call me a copter She tried to get away, and I popped her Twice, right, now who wanna get nice? I had 6 C-Os, now it's 5 to go
And I'm serious, call me delirious But I'm still a captive, I gotta rap this Time to break as time grows intense I got the steel in my right hand Now I'm lookin' for the fence
I ventured into the courtyard Followed by 52 brothers