My country ‘tis of thee
Where in the hell is my liberty
Of thee I sing
Hell no, I rap
And in these days and times, I’ve got to stay strapped
‘Cause this ain’t livin’ standing and waiting
Through demonstrating and political debating
‘Cause every politician is just masquerading
And we ain’t got jack from all this legislating
And all we do is talk about issues
And they wipe it away like shit on toilet tissue
They never do what we want ‘em to do
They’ve oppressed me
Now, they’re oppressing you
So what ‘cha gonna do
Rely on your vote
That’s a damn joke
It’s time to take notes
From a person who’s use to being dissed
But those who dissed are on my hit list
I’m swift and quick like a sudden storm
Claiming victims in this executioner’s song
And I ain’t one to show no pity
When I step to make a hit like I was Frank Nitti
So get down to the gritty ‘cause ain’t no one giving
This ain’t livin’, naw, this ain’t livin’

O’ say can you see by the dawn’s early light
Black sets you back if you’re white you’re all right
What so proudly we held was a raised clenched fist
Are there human rights laws that really exist…
Because I don’t see any being enforced
And this world is on a collision course
With destruction, the seventh sign, Armageddon
The Book of Revelations is exactly where we’re heading
So who do you love
Who do you trust
We’ll all be ashes to ashes, dust to dust
So, it’s a must to do right if you want be saved
‘Cause it’s about time for the judgment day
And that’s where all we’ll see who’s wrong and who’s right
Everything we’ve ever done will be brought to light
It’s time to start being benevolent
Instead of hate, wouldn’t hope make sense
Why be hell bent on history
To support today’s animosity
It’s an atrocity to teach kids to hate
We need to teach ‘em love and how to relate
Through love and kindness, respect, and giving
‘Cause this ain’t livin’, naw, this ain’t livin’
 
O’ beautiful for spacious skies
You’re doomed to hell if you don’t tithe
For purple mountains majesty
Let me be free at last so I can thank God almighty
I’ll know that I’ll be truly blessed
When I finally get a chance to rest
But until then I’ve got to do work
Regardless of congressional perks
It’s their way of taking your vote
With all those perks there’s very little hope
Of getting a politician voted out of office
They’re exempt from laws that constantly cost us
But yet, we still let all this continue
‘Cause we know at any time they could send you
Off to war or some police action
Or to be a peacekeeper between warring factions
Or they’ll raise your taxes to forty or fifty percent
While the deficit increases, all your money is spent
Democracy’s turning into Socialism
Didn’t the iron curtain give us the wisdom
Everybody’s searching the sky for ribbons
‘Cause this ain’t livin’, naw this ain’t livin’

Oh, make me wanna holler
Throw up both my hands
It’s time for all of us to take a stand
I refuse to believe that someone planned this
This country is lost just like Atlantis
There’s very little time left to do something
If we don’t get this started, we won’t have nothing
So wake the hell up and stop waiting for others
Or keep on running for cover
‘Cause brothers and sisters, we shouldn’t look for help
When we ain’t even trying to help ourselves
Like crying for affirmative action
And that hasn’t given any satisfaction
Or having child after child for more welfare handouts
But collecting charity ain’t what it’s all about
You’ve got to stand up and be counted as a man
Only once in a while one needs a helping hand
Whether it’s Allah, Buddha, Jah or Jesus
Other men only seem to lead us
To disaster faster than the speed of light
While steadily suppressing our human rights
I’ve got to escape so fire up the izm
‘Cause this ain’t livin’, naw, this ain’t livin’