Tricky - Black Steel Lyrics
Martina :I got a letter from the governmentThe other dayOpened it and read itIt said they were suckersThey wanted me for their army or whateverPicture me givin a damn, I said neverHere is a land that never gave a damnAbout a brother like myselfBecause I never didI wasnt wit it, but just that very minute...It occurred to meThe suckers had authorityCold sweatin as I dwell in my cellHow long has it been?They got me sittin in the state penI gotta get out, but that thought was thought beforeI contemplated a plan on the cell floorIm not a fugitive on the runBut a brother like me begun, to be another onePublic enemy servin time, they drew the line yallThey criticize me for some crimeI got a letter, I got a letter, I got a letterPicture me given a damn, I said neverMmm...mmm...mmmIt occurred to meThe suckers had authorityCold sweatin as I dwell in my cellHow long has it been?They got me sittin in the state penI gotta get out, but that thought was thought beforeI got a letter from the governmentThe other dayOpened it and read itIt said they were suckersThey wanted me for their army or whateverPicture me givin a damn, I said neverHere is a land that never gave a damnAbout a brother like me and myselfBecause I never didI wasnt wit it, but just that very minute...It occurred to meThe suckers had authorityCold sweatin as I dwell in my cellHow long has it been?They got me sittin in the state penI gotta get out, but that thought was thought beforeI contemplated a plan on the cell floorIm not a fugitive on the runIm not a fugitive on the runTricky :Many switch in, switch on, switch off x5Martina :Nevertheless they could not understandThat 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 steelLooking for the steel.I got a letter from the governmentThe other dayOpened and read itIt said they were suckersThey wanted me for their army or whateverPicture me givin a damn, I said neverHere is a land that never gave a damnAbout a brother like me and myselfBecause they never didI wasnt wit it, but just that very minute...It occurred to meThe suckers had authorityCold sweatin as I dwell in my cellHow long has it been?They got me sittin in the state penI gotta get out, but that thought was thought beforeI contemplated a plan on the cell floorIm not a fugitive on the runIm not, Im notIm not a fugitive on the runBut a brother like me begun, to be another onePublic enemy servin time, they drew the line yallTo criticize me for some crimeI got a letter from the governmentThe other dayOpened it and read itIt said they were suckersThey wanted me for their army or whateverPicture me givin a damn, I said neverHere is a land that never gave a damnAbout a brother like me and myselfBecause I never didI wasnt wit it, but just that very minute...Mmm...mmm...mmm...mmmI got a letter from the governmentThe other dayOpened it and read itIt said they were suckersThey wanted me for their army or whateverPicture me givin a damn, I said neverHere is a land that never gave a damn
