Brother Ali - Letter from the Government Lyrics
[Chorus]I got a letter from the government the other dayI opened it and read it and burned that manThe way that I live don't concern that manWe gon' have to settle this another way[Verse 1]When the knuckles turn whiteEyes begin bulgingI take an honest look at my lifeIt's insultinI been sulkin about it all weekHearin adults screachinMetal grindin the concreteSparks dance where the worst of both worlds clashMeaning the blue tyrants and my broke assI understand this is pawn take pawn shitBut Ill be damned if you'll shoot me on my lawn *****Think twice before shinin that light at my drawersIn the alley in the middle of the nightGarbage baggin, house, shoesPut two and two togetherI aint no drug smuggler I'm a struggling brothaHad this dream where I go nutsDial 911 from the roof and post upDecorate your hot head when you came in the cruiserAnd paint your rod red in the name of Abu[Chorus][Verse 2]What kinda sucka would I have to beAfter these years of you harassin and attackin meTo run and join your cavalryImagine me all GI Joed up in Afgahnistan somewherePrepared to go nutsYou're clinically crazy if you think you can pay meA figure that can make me slay these innocent babiesI identify with a slave wishin to break freeHe was victimized by the same system that raped meLook at us poorJust tryin' to get our foot in the doorAnd unfortunately hooked in this warWe were both coerced to get enlistedBut his was with a trigger mine was livin' conditionsWe're one in the sameBut in the name of some freedomI'm supposed to put one in his brain like something will changeWhat freedom? I aint ridin for no presidentSend the kids to die when we didnýt even elect em *****[Chorus][Verse 3]Listen I'm in position to judge a young studTryin to use the military to come the ***** upCause self preservation is the first law of naturePlay your cards smartRemember what the *****s upIt's really no different from crack peddlin'When it comes to dyin and killin for a dream you were givenLast thing in your mind is how youre seen by the systemBe willing to go to those extremes for your visionShit Im no smarterI know Im *****in retardedI just know enough to not eat directly where the dog shitsIf Uncle Sam wants to threaten my healthTell him he'll have to come get me hisself mother*****a[Chorus]
