Tricky Black Steel Lyrics

Martina :
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin a d___, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a d___
About a brother like myself
Because I never did
I wasnt wit it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers 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
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
Im not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun, to be another one
Public enemy servin time, they drew the line yall
They criticize me for some crime

I got a letter, I got a letter, I got a letter
Picture me given a d___, I said never
Mmm...mmm...mmm
It occurred to me
The suckers 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

I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin a d___, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a d___
About a brother like me and myself
Because I never did
I wasnt wit it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers 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
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
Im not a fugitive on the run
Im not a fugitive on the run

Tricky :
Many switch in, switch on, switch off x5

Martina :
Nevertheless they could not understand
That Im a black man, and I could never be a veteran.
On the strength of situations, Im real.
I got a raw deal, so Im lookin for the steel
Looking for the steel.

I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin a d___, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a d___
About a brother like me and myself
Because they never did
I wasnt wit it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers 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
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
Im not a fugitive on the run
Im not, Im not
Im not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun, to be another one
Public enemy servin time, they drew the line yall
To criticize me for some crime

Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmm
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin a d___, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a d___