(DJ NIX)
CHORUS
THE GOVERNMENT LOCKED ME DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS US DOWN
THEY'D LOVE TO SEE US DROWN
NOW LET'S STEP UP / TIRED OF BEIN' FED UP
WE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
(DJ NIX)
VERSE 1
I'M FACIN' CASES / I'M GETTIN' WASTED
LATELY ALL I'M DOIN' IS FACIN' CASES
SO I STAY WASTED / SMASHIN' THESE CASES
fu*k THESE FACES / NOW HERE'S A TASTE OF
HOW JAKE WAS / EYIN' TO RUSH ME / BUST ME
TAKE ALL MY REEFER / AND SNUFF ME
THE NARCS HAD A PLAN / OH sh*t MAIN
DIDN'T KNOW I HAD THAT COCAINE
ON MY PERSON / AND IN MY SYSTEM
NOW I'M SHACKLED / AND WISHIN'
I AIN'T DO THAT sh*t / AND BLEW THAT sh*t
THAT SNOW WHITE sh*t
BUT I WAS GETTIN' LIFTED / GETTIN' TIPSY
WHEN THEM f*gGOTS CAME AND SNATCHED IT
ILLEGALLY / SEARCHED AND PATTED
MY PANTS / THAT WERE SAGGIN'
SAID I HAD THE RIGHT TO REMAIN / IN THE BACK OF THE WAGON
THEN THEY SENT ME ON A HAUL
ON MY WAY TO COUNTY / WITH NO PHONE CALL
ALL THE WHILE / I WAS SAYIN' / fu*k THE LAW
NOW / WHO THE fu*kS GONNA FREE ME
WHO THE fu*k WANTS TO BE ME
HERE COMES THE NURSE / TESTIN' FOR THE T / B
I THINK IT'S GONNA BE AWHILE / TIL MY WIFE SEES ME
THIRTY TO A POD / FIGHTIN' OVER MATS
THE ART OF GETTIN' ROBBED / AND HOW TO HUSTLE CRACK
WHEN YOU'RE BEHIND BARS / YOU HEAR A LOT OF SMACK
NOW / BOOK ME ALREADY / GOD DAMN
(DJ NIX)
CHORUS
THE GOVERNMENT LOCKED ME DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS US DOWN
THEY'D LOVE TO SEE US DROWN
NOW LET'S GET UP / TIRED OF BEIN' FED UP
CUZ / WE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
THE GOVERNMENT LOCKED ME DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS US DOWN
THEY'D LOVE TO SEE US DROWN
NOW LET'S STEP UP / TIRED OF BEIN' FED UP
WE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
(DJ NIX)
VERSE 2
NOW MY MENTAL IS / fu*k THE COPS
fu*k THEIR PRECINCTS / fu*k THEIR WARDS
I GOT ENOUGH FELONIES / TAKE ONE / IT'S YOURS
I GOT A GRUDGE AGAINST THE JUDGE / THAT fu*kIN' who*e
WHO THE fu*k / IS THAT JUDGE / TO JUDGE ME
WHEN ALL THE WHILE / THAT JUDGE BE
BLACKMAILIN' / EXTORTIN' / FAXMAILIN' / AND WHORIN'
SHE WON'T STOP / TIL SHE'S fu*kIN' AT THE TOP
NOW THAT b*tch / IS TRYIN' TO MAKE ME ROT
THANKS A fu*kIN' LOT
ONE FALSE MOVE / SECOND / THIRD TIME FELON
INFORMANTS LOSE / I AIN'T TELLIN'
BUT I'M REALLY REELIN' / IN THIS LEGAL SYSTEM
AND BUSH IS A b*tch / THAT'S WHY I'M IN THIS
DUNGEON / LIKE SOME MID EVIL sh*t
THINKIN' IT'S ALL TERRORISTS / THE MAN COULD CARE LESS
ABOUT THEIR OWN PEOPLE
TIL WE SPARK A REVOLUTION / THIS IS THE SEQUEL
U.S. IS AN INSTITUTION / GOTTA BRING DOWN THE STEEPLE
TIRED OF HIDIN' OUT / LOOKIN' THROUGH THE PEEP HOLE
LAND OF THE FREE / NEVER PAID sh*t
THEY STOLE THE LAND / AND THE SLAVES AND THE SHIPS
CHRIS DIDN'T DISCOVER sh*t / JUST UNCOVERED IT
ANCIENT LAND OF INDIAN CLICKS
GANG BANGIN' / LIKE THE BLOODS AND CRIPS
FIGHTIN' OVER HOLY LAND / STRAIGHT / THUGGIN' IT
NOW IT'S SPOILED SOIL / AND UNCLE SAM IS LOVIN' IT
CONTAMINATIN' / AND DESTRUCTIN' IT
(DJ NIX)
CHORUS
THE GOVERNMENT LOCKED ME DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS US DOWN
THEY'D LOVE TO SEE US DROWN
NOW LET'S GET UP / TIRED OF BEIN' FED UP
CUZ / WE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
THE GOVERNMENT LOCKED ME DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS US DOWN
THEY'D LOVE TO SEE US DROWN
NOW LET'S GET UP / TIRED OF BEIN' FED UP
WE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
(DJ NIX)
VERSE 3
FEELIN' WILD / LIKE S / P
I JUST CAME FROM COURT / AND IT'S STRESSIN' ME
I WANN BE FREE / BUT I CAN'T / THE GOV KEEPS WATCHIN' ME
I WANNA SMOKE / I WANNA TOKE / BUT BIG BRO IS ON TA ME
I PISS FOR THEM / BUT THEY PISS ON ME
sh*t ON ME / sh*t ON US
TAKE OUR RIGHTS / AND STRAIGHT TAX US
ENOUGH'S ENOUGH
CAN'T TAKE NO MORE / CUZ sh*t'S SO ROUGH
THE ART OF WAR / LET'S fu*k SAM UP
AS A NATION / DEVIATION / SEGREGATION
WE'RE SO fu*kED AS A NATION
SO DIVIDED / CAN'T DENY IT
PRETTY SOON / THERE'S GONNA BE A RIOT
THEY SAY / SHUT UP QUIET
fu*k THE MAN / GAG EM / NOW WHO'S QUIET
LIFE'S A SERIES OF EVENTS / THAT OCCUPY THE MIND
LIFE IS FULL OF GOVERNMENTS / THAT'S LEADIN' US BLIND
PLAYIN' TRICKS ON OUR MINDS / TAKIN' OUR CLIPS / WE'RE MIMES
STRAIGHT ON THE GRIND / WE'RE SLAVES TO THE MIND
LUCKY FOR THIS RHYME / I GAIN A PIECE OF MIND
THEY DON'T RULE BY CHOICE / THEY RULE BY DESIGN
AND WHAT THE fu*k ARE WE LIVIN' WITH
THE MEDIA JUST KEEPS GIVIN' IT
(DJ NIX)
CHORUS
THE GOVERNMENT LOCKED ME DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS US DOWN
THEY'D LOVE TO SEE US DROWN
NOW LET'S GET UP / TIRED OF BEIN' FED UP
CUZ / WE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
THE GOVERNMENT LOCKED ME DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT KEEPS US DOWN
THEY'D LOVE TO SEE US DROWN
NOW LET'S GET UP / TIRED OF BEIN' FED UP
WE MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND