skinhead, deadhead, everybody, gone bad
situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation
in the suite, on the news everybody bang bang
shock dead, everybody's gone mad

all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us
all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us
beat me, hate me, you can never break me
will me, thrill me, you can never kill me
jew me, sue me, everybody do me, kick me
don't you black or white me

all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us
all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us

tell me what has become of my life
i have a wife and two children who love me
i am the victim of police brutality, now
i'm tired of bein' the victim of hate,
your rapin' me of my pride
oh for god's sake
i look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy...
set me free

skinhead, deadhead, everybody, gone bad
situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation
in the suite, on the news everybody, dog food
black man, black mail, throw the brother in jail

all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us
all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us

tell me what has become of my rights
am i invisible 'cause you ignore me?
your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
i'm tired of bein' the victim of shame
they're throwin' me in a class with a bad name
i can't believe this is the land from witch i came
you know i really do hate to say it
the government don't wanna see
but if roosevelt was livin', he wouldn't let this be, no no

skinhead, deadhead, everybody, gone bad
situation, speculation, everybody, litigation
beat me, bash me, you can never trash me
hit me, kick me , you can never get me

all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us
all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us

some things in life they just don't wanna see
but if martin luther was livin'
he wouldn't let this be

skinhead, deadhead, everybody, gone bad
situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation
in the suite, on the news everybody, dog food
kick me, kike me, don't you wrong or right me

all i wanna say is that they don't really care about us