Tricky - Black Steel (Radio Edit) lyrics

[Martina Topley-Bird] [Verse 1:] I got a letter from the government the other day I opened and read it, it said they were s**ers They wanted me for their army or whatever Picture me giving a damn -- I said never [Verse 2:] Here is a land that never gave a damn about a brother like me and myself Because I never did I wasn't with it but just that very minute it occurred to me: the s**ers had authority [Verse 3:] Cold sweating as I dwell in my cell How long has it been? They got me sitting in the state pen I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before I contemplated a plan on the cell floor I'm not a fugitive on the run But a brother like me begun, to be another one Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all They criticize me for some crime I got a letter, I got a letter, I got a letter Picture me giving a damn -- I said never Mmm... mmm... mmm It occurred to me: the s**ers had authority Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell How long has it been? They got me sittin' in the state pen I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before [Verse 1] [Verse 2] [Verse 3] [Tricky x5: ] Many switch in, switch on, switch off [Martina Topley-Bird: ] Nevertheless they could not understand That I'm a black man, and I could never be a veteran On the strength, the situation's unreal; I got a raw deal, so I'm looking for the steel [Verse 1] [Verse 2] Cold sweating as I dwell in my cell How long has it been? They got me sitting in the state pen I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before I contemplated a plan on the cell floor I'm not a fugitive on the run I'm not a fugitive on the run I'm not, I'm not I'm not a fugitive on the run But a brother like me begun, to be another one Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y'all To criticize me for some crime