This morning I woke up in a curfew
Oh, God, I was a prisoner, too, yeah
Could not recognize the faces standing over me
They were all dressed in uniforms of brutality, hey
How many rivers do we have to cross
Before we can talk to the boss? Yeah
All that we got, it seems we have lost
We must have really paid the cost
Burnin' and a-lootin' tonight
(Say we gonna burn and loot)
Burnin' and a-lootin' tonight (one more thing)
Burnin' all pollution tonight (oh, yeah, yeah)
Burnin' all illusion tonight
Oh, stop them!
Give me the food and let me grow
Let the roots man take a blow, eh
All them drugs gonna make you slow now
It's not the music of the ghetto, ehy
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight
(Who can stop the tears?)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight
(We've been suffering these long, long-a years)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight
(Will you say cheer?)
Weeping and a-wailin' tonight (but where?)
Give me the food and let me grow
Let the roots man take a blow, eh, I say
All them, all them drugs gonna make you slow
It's not the music of the ghetto
We gonna be burning and a-looting tonight
(To survive, yeah)
Burning and a-looting tonight
(Save your baby lives)
Burning all pollution tonight
(Pollution, yeah, yeah)
Burning all illusion tonight
(Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord-a, Lord)
Burning and a-looting tonight
Burning and a-looting tonight
Burning all pollution tonight
