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Racism is as American as apple pie And if one black man dies who's gonna cry? Smashed and handcuffed and beaten to death One colored boy to deal with less A graffiti artist was his crime Mayor Koch says New York's finest are fine Can justice really be this blind Is the responsibility yours or mine? South Bronx elderly woman can't pay her rent She's a mental case so the SWAT team was sent Wouldn't open the door so through the window they went Blew her away in cold blood without regret Pregnant woman from east L.A Asked who knocked, they would not say Refused to answer, those sheriffs went wild Shot her in the stomach and she lost her child Just another police related death Those teenage boys from Texas caught with a little dope It was Black Freedom Day, a prayer and a hope Sent handcuffed in a boat to the middle of a lake SongtexteThe boat sank, the boys drown, precautions they did not take 15,000 police homicides in America last year How many dents did it make in any policeman's career? The mayor and chief cry crocodile tears Just look a but concerned as election time nears Two sets of laws for the rich and the poor Look at the prisons and tally the score Black man's chance of prison one in four Prejudice and racism wrapped in class war If Malcolm and Martin were alive today How many lives of grief and pain they could relay And how for these injustices can anyone repay? And with what amount of sorrow can anyone convey? How much suffering must be endured before this social cancer can be cured? Do color and class make one good or bad? Doesn't prejudice and hate make humankind sad? Aus Songtexte Mania