I got a letter from the government The other day I opened and read it They wanted me for their army or whatever It said they were suckers 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... The suckers had authority It occurred to me How long has it been? Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell 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 And I could never be a veteran They could not understand that I'm a Black man I got a raw deal, so I'm goin' for the steel On the strength, the situation's unreal
They got me rottin' in the time that I'm servin' Tellin' you what happened the same time they're throwin' The same motherfucker got us livin' is his hell You have to realize - what it's a form of slavery Organized under a swarm of devils 4 of us packed in a cell like slaves - oh well The reasons are several, most of them federal Straight up - word'em up on the level 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'm tell you the deal I got nothin' to lose 'Cause I'm goin' for the steel
You know I caught a C-O Fallin' asleep on death row And everyman's got served I grabbed his gun - then he did what I said so 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 - Posing a threat, you bet it's fuckin' up the government Because I'm militant My plan said I had to get out and break north Just like with Oliver's neck They couldn't do nuthin' I had to get off - my boys had the feds in check 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 Between bars, got me thinkin' like an animal A cell is hell - I'm a rebel so I rebel 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 Bruised, battered, and scarred but hard Ready to bang out Goin' out with a bang And from the tower shots rang out But power from the sky A high number of dose - yes And some came close Figure I trigger my steel Stand and hold my post This is what I mean - an anti-nigger machine If I come out alive and then they won't - come clean And then I threw up my steel bullets - flew up Blew up, who shot... And to my rescue, it was the S1Ws What, who, the bazooka was who Secured my getaway, so I just g