[00:20.14] I got a letter from the government the other day [00:22.90] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers [00:25.90] They wanted me for their army or whatever [00:28.21] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never [00:31.42] Here is a land that never gave a damn [00:33.73] About a brother like myself because I never did [00:37.09] I wasn't with it but just that very minute [00:39.58] It occurred to me, the suckers had authority [00:42.87] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell [00:45.05] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen [00:48.30] I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before [00:51.03] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor [00:53.94] I'm not a fugitive on the run [00:56.16] But a brother like me, began to be another one [00:59.79] Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all [01:03.38] They criticize me for some crime [01:05.14] [01:16.40] I got a letter [01:19.39] I got a letter [01:22.26] I got a letter [01:24.74] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never [01:28.39] Mmm, mmm, mmm [01:35.99] It occurred to me, the suckers had authority [01:39.33] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell [01:41.70] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen [01:44.96] I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before [01:50.39] I got a letter from the government the other day [01:53.07] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers [01:56.09] They wanted me for their army or whatever [01:58.74] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never [02:01.70] Here is a land that never gave a damn [02:04.01] 'Bout a brother like me and myself, because I never did [02:07.59] I wasn't with it but just that very minute [02:09.81] It occurred to me the suckers had authority [02:13.13] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell [02:15.40] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen [02:18.83] I gotta get out but that thought was thought before [02:21.65] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor [02:24.90] I'm not a fugitive on the run [02:30.42] I'm not a fugitive on the run [02:33.27] [02:41.02] Many switch in, switch on, switch off [02:43.76] Many switch in, switch on, switch off [02:49.42] Many switch in, switch on, switch off [02:52.06] Many switch in, switch on, switch off [02:55.00] Many switch in, switch on, switch off [02:57.89] Nevertheless they cannot understand that [03:00.55] I'm a black man and I could never be a veteran [03:04.08] On the strength, the situation's unreal [03:05.89] I got a raw deal, so I'm lookin' for the steel [03:10.55] Lookin' for the steel [03:15.14] I got a letter from the government the other day [03:17.94] Opened and read it, it said they were suckers [03:20.74] They wanted me for their army or whatever [03:23.54] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never [03:26.48] Here is a land that never gave a damn [03:28.74] 'Bout a brother like me and myself, because I never did [03:31.91] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute [03:34.57] It occurred to me the suckers had authority [03:38.02] Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell [03:40.02] How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen [03:43.54] I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before [03:46.26] I contemplated a plan on the cell floor [03:49.37] I'm not a fugitive on the run, I'm not [03:57.89] I'm not [04:00.98] I'm not a fugitive on the run [04:03.42] But a brother like me, began to be another one [04:06.52] Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all [04:09.58] They'll criticize me for some crime [04:17.28] I got a letter from the government the other day [04:20.20] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers [04:23.00] They wanted me for their army or whatever [04:25.57] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never [04:28.63] Here is a land that never gave a damn [04:30.86] 'Bout a brother like me and myself, because I never did [04:34.32] I wasn't with it, but just that very minute [04:37.55] Mmm, mmm, mmm [04:39.30] [04:56.95] I got a letter from the government the other day [05:00.08] Opened it and read it, it said they were suckers [05:02.57] They wanted me for their army or whatever [05:05.07] Picture me givin' a damn, I said, never [05:08.08] Here is a land that never gave a damn [05:10.57]