Stolen Life
CHORUSWake up in the morning go to workFire up the truck and drive to SonomaHop on the forkliftFill up the truck with ten thousand pounds of newspaperTen thousand pounds of racist, trash, and liesDrive the truck back to Santa Rosa put the newspaper in the recycleSo the rich white man can print out the same batch of liesAgain and again and again and again and again and again and again
It's too bad the cops had to kill that manBut he had a broomstick and he was AsianWe know they're all samurai warriorsThey're all kung fu mastersThey're all just like Jackie ChanIt's too bad the cops had to restrain his wifeCause she was a registered nurse and she tried to save his lifeBut that would go against rules and regulationsTo just forget at 2 at nightWe're so proud of our boys in blueCause they always do what's rightI saw Eileen todayI saw her children play in the courtyardLately it occurred to meHow does a mama tell her children their dad got killed by the police?
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It's too bad the cops had to kill that kidBut someone called in a stolen walkmanThe cops they chased him down but he refused to lie face on the groundAnd he just walked awayThe cop said, "This punk can't walk away in the all black nightso I had to shoot him in the back of the headFrom fifty feet awayI had to kill him it was self defenseI was afraid he would circle back around and kill me."I saw Corneleus speak today at the Hayward HighThat other police stole his sons life awayOver a walkman that wasn't that much more than changeHow does a father find justice for a son stolen away?Stolen awayStolen awayStolen awayStolen awayI don't want to hear your news cast anymore cause it's bullshitI don't want to see your headlines anymore cause they're bullshitI don't want to hear your press release anymore cause it's bullshitI don't want to see your police report anymore cause it's bullshit