I AM FREE BUT MY HANDS ARE TIED

by Joseph Perryman

1/24/2001

THEY SAY THAT I AM FREE

BUT THEY WON’T LET MY HANDS GO

THEY TRY TO KEPT ME WITH AH BLIND FOLD

AND SAY DON’T GO WHERE THEY GO

TRUTH BE HOLD IS THE TRUTH REALLY BEING TOLD

NO MATTER WHAT IT MAY BE

YOU TOOK SOMETHING FROM THE PEOPLE NOW GIVE

IT BACK THREE TIMES FOLD

I’M SO HOT I COULD SCOLD

I’M FEELIN BIG THAN BOLD

YOU SAY WO WE’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE

BUT IT'S NOT LIKE THE FIRST

THE MATTER HAS GOTTEN WORSE

WE NEED TO DO MORE THAN CURSE

WE GOTTA HIT’EM WHERE IT HURTS

WE NOT STEPPIN ASIDE

WE STEPPIN N STRIDE

WE CAN NOT HIDE FROM THE FACT

WE THEY AIN’T TO HAPPY CAUSE WE BLACK

THEY WANNA SEE US ON OUR BACKS

YOU CAN BE STRAPED

BUT IS THAT REALLY THE WAY TO GO ABOUT IT

YOU CAN SCREAM AND SHOUT ABOUT IT

BUT DO THEY HEAR IT

OR FEAR IT IF YOU GET NEAR IT