Brother Ali - Letter From The Government lyrics

CHORUS: I got a letter from the government the other day

I opened it and read it and burned that man

The way that I live don't concern that man

We gon' have to settle this another way

VERSE: When the knuckles turn white

Eyes begin bulging

I take an honest look at my life

It's insultin

I been sulkin about it all week

Hearin adults screachin

Metal grindin the concrete

Sparks dance where the worst of both worlds clash

Meaning the blue tyrants and my broke ass

I understand this is pawn take pawn shit

But Ill be damned if you'll shoot me on my lawn bitch

Think twice before shinin that light at my drawers

in the alley in the middle of the night

Garbage baggin, house, shoes

Put two and two together

I aint no drug smuggler I'm a struggling brotha

Had this dream where I go nuts

Dial 911 from the roof and post up

Decorate your hot head when you came in the cruiser

And paint your rod red in the name of Abu

CHORUS

VERSE: What kinda sucka would I have to be

After these years of you harassin and attackin me

To run and join your cavalry

Imagine me all GI Joed up in Afgahnistan somewhere

Prepared to go nuts

You're clinically crazy if you think you can pay me

A figure that can make me slay these innocent babies

I identify with a slave wishin to break free

He was victimized by the same system that raped me

Look at us poor

Just tryin' to get our foot in the door

And unfortunately hooked in this war

We were both coerced to get enlisted

But his was with a trigger mine was livin' conditions

We're one in the same

But in the name of some freedom

I'm supposed to put one in his brain like something will change

What freedom? I aint ridin for no president

Send the kids to die when we didn�t even elect em bitch

CHORUS

VERSE: Listen I'm in position to judge a young stud

Tryin to use the military to come the fuck up

Cause self preservation is the first law of nature

Play your cards smart

Remember what the fucks up

It's really no different from crack peddlin'

When it comes to dyin and killin for a dream you were given

Last thing in your mind is how youre seen by the system

Be willing to go to those extremes for your vision

Shit Im no smarter

I know Im fuckin retarded

I just know enough to not eat directly where the dog shits

If Uncle Sam wants to threaten my health

Tell him he'll have to come get me hisself motherfucka

CHORUS