Public Enemy - Shut Em Down Lyrics
Ridenhour - robertz - gary g-wiz - depperI testifiedMy mama criedBlack people diedWhen the other man liedSee the tv, listen to me double troubleI overhaul and Im cominFrom the lower levelIm takin tabsSho nuff stuff to grabLike shirts it hurtsWit a neck to wreckTook a poll cause our soulTook a tollFrom the educationOf a tv stationBut look aroundHear go the sound of the wreckin ballBoom and poundWhen iShut em down1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9What I use in the battle for the mindI hit it hardLike it supposedPullin no blows to the noseLike uncle l said Im rippin up showsThen what it isOnly 5 percent of the bizIm addin woesThats how da way it goesThen u think I rank never drank, point blankI own loansSuckers got me runnin from the bankCivil liberty I cant see to pay a feeI never saw a way to pay a sapTo read the lawThen become a victim of a lawyerDont know ya, never saw yaTape cuedGettin me suedPlayin games wit my headWhat the judge said put me in the redGot me thinkin bout a trigger to the leadNo noMy education mind saySuckers gonna payAnywayThere gonna be a daycause the troop they roll inTo posse upWhole from the groundReady to goThrow another roundSick of the rideIts suicideFor the other side of townWhen I find a way to shut em downWho count the moneyIn da neigborhoodBut we spendin moneyTo no end lookin for a friendIn a war to the coreRippin up the poor in da storesTill they get a brotherKickin down doorsThen I figure I kick it biggerLook em dead in the eyeAnd they winceDefense is pressurizedThey dont want it to beAnother racial attackIn disguise so give some money backI like nike but wait a miniteThe neighborhood supports so put someMoney in itCorporations oweDey gotta give up the doughTo da townOr elseWe gotta shut em down
