Amerika
Album: Thugs Are Us
Release Date: 3/20/01
Label: Atlantic
Explicit version of "Amerika" lyrics
'Posed to be land of the free
Count me in
Oh
Sweet land of liberty
I'm doing this one for the struggle
And every bad doin' brotha
Who livin' in the gutter you want better cars
And a better heart
Yo' own yard and a place to park
You want a truck and ride and a better life
A bigger crib and a home cooked meal
Every single night
Goin' through but I coulda warned you
When it's time to be a man
See other lands and don't be livin' for the other man
Take time out and settle in
And closely watch your friends
And then you'll understand a lil' better then
But on the other hand
And you be startin' s***
And ever since you made President we ain't even seen you since
You need to visit our schools
Rebuild our church and homes
And leave my Earth alone
And stop tappin' my phone and searchin' my bro
And keep your personal feelings home when you bendin' my chrome
Do it for the weak and the strong and to each his own
We do it for the main goal so when all the heat is gone
This game wasn't told to me
And we are never free
Not in Amerika
Our country 'tis of thee
But that'll never be
Not in Amerika
You only got 2 bucks and give less than a f***
Got a nice home and a Lexus truck
World champions and you M
4 degrees and a Ph
You use your platinum card
If your skin is brown just like me
Got a promotion and a fat ass raise
You from the islands and your peoples wasn't slaves
No matter how much your ass get paid
Shot by the cops at a traffic stop 'cause you a nigga
That's why I hold toast too
They inter-catching you with satellites in deep space
Now who invented niggaz in the first place
And said America is the original birthplace
Who gettin' 10 20 life on they first case
This game wasn't told to me
And we are never free
Not in Amerika
Our country 'tis of thee
But that'll never be
Not in Amerika
I'm doin' this one for the kids in the streets who ain't missed a beat
Do it for the deaf and the blind and those who don't eat meat
Do it for all the children of the corn and the unborn
Do it for the speedy trials and all the lies you done sworn
How you gon' keep the man
When your whole congregation drivin' a brand new Benz
And writing brand new sins
And all my brothers
And them doin' time in the Penn
This game wasn't told to me
And we are never free
Not in Amerika
Our country 'tis of thee
But that'll never be
Not in Amerika
This game wasn't told to me
And we are never free
Not in America
Our country 'tis of thee
But that'll never be
Not in America
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