Ani Difranco - 'tis Of Thee Lyrics
tis of theeThey caught the last poor manOn a poor mans vacationThey cuffed him and confiscated his stuffThey dragged his black ass down to the stationAnd said, ok, the streets are safe nowAll your pretty white children can come out and see spot runAnd they came out of their housesAnd they looked aroundBut they didnt see no oneMy country tis of theeTo take swings at each other on the talkshow tvWhy dont you just go ahead and turn off the sunCuz well never live long enoughTo undo everything theyve done to youUndo everything theyve done to youAbove 96th streetTheyre handing out smallpox blankets so people dont freezeThe old dogs have got a new trickIts called criminalize the symptomsWhile you spread the diseaseAnd I hold on hard to somethingBetween my teeth when Im sleepingI wake up and my jaw achesAnd the earth is full of earthquakesMy country tis of theeTo take swings at each other on the talkshow tvWhy dont you just go ahead and turn off the sunCuz well never live long enoughTo undo everything theyve done to youUndo everything theyve done to youThey caught the last poor manFlying away in a shiny red capeThey took him down to the stationAnd they said, boy, you shouldve known betterThan to try to escapeI ran away with the circusCuz theres still some honest work left for bearded ladiesSince they put everyone in jailExceot the cleavers and the bradysMy country tis of theeTo take swings at each other on the talkshow tvWhy dont you just go ahead and turn off the sunCuz well never live long enoughTo undo everything theyve done to youUndo everything theyve done to you
