Verse 1: Chuck D All I wanna do is get paid back For all that time I spent in the back Livin in shacks, fillin up sacks of cotton Now it's what we fought, you're makin six packs There's some got our hope out of control Of my soul, pa** the Ol' Gold Behold the pale horse, Supreme Court Sweatin n***as like sports Hunt a n***a for sport See a n***a play sports, no support On the outside lookin in If that's what's up then I ain't never been in style then Everything is anything, anything is upbeat of nothing Once again, poisoned from the paper and pen You better defend that bullsh** on the other end f** your own thing, if your own thing's the wrong thing f** dem chicken wings Last able man standing Follow what? I ain't understanding What's better to understand then be misunderstood? Cos the FBI is up to no good Power to the peeps who come with their own drum And don't end up like sheep (*k**!*) (*k** Em Live!*) *repeat x3* Verse 2: Chuck D Mad heads confused by the isms Bustin caps incoginisms Phone taps, makin sure they record ya ]From my midnight plane to Georgia, uhh Ancient to ???? player The life giver, the name take-awayer Propaganda can't gasp the last man standing Assa**inate all the plannin Get wreck, what you see is what you get To plunder more stars than Trek 21st Century Robin Hood I guess the politics are robbin hoods f** the Government cos you know that I would Cos the FBI is up to no good Power to the peeps who come with their own drum And don't end up like sheep (*k**!*) (*k** Em Live!*) *repeat x5* Verse 3: Chuck D Be a b**h is a foreign crime Engine, Engine Number 9 Engineerin monopolies, triggers and uninsured jalopy's Catchin more lock than companies Engineerin opinion and policies Herd following like sheep Following of the sheep will be sheep Based on what they heard from their peeps, uhh Able to straddle quick beats without a battle Politician a**a**inated Rappers get shot, quote Chris Rock "To have, to have not" is the question Yes, them 'have nots' be robots All the sheeps have forgot The 'haves' keep the 'have nots' guessin Under them Smith & Wessuns (*k**!*) (*k** Em Live!*) *repeat x7*