Lyrics Black Steel (Radio Edit) - Tricky

Martina:
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin′ a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like myself
Because I never did
I wasn't wit′ it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin' in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I′m not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun, to be another one
Public enemy servin′ time, they drew the line y'all
They criticize me for some crime

I got a letter, I got a letter, I got a letter
Picture me given′ a damn, I said never
Mmm... mmm... mmm
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin′ in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before

I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin' a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because I never did
I wasn′t wit' it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin' as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin′ in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I′m not a fugitive on the run
I'm not a fugitive on the run

Tricky:
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Martina:
Nevertheless they could not understand
That I′m a black man, and I could never be a veteran
On the strength of situations, I'm real
I got a raw deal, so I′m lookin' for the steel
Looking for the steel

I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin′ a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because they never did
I wasn't wit' it, but just that very minute...
It occurred to me
The suckers had authority
Cold sweatin′ as I dwell in my cell
How long has it been?
They got me sittin′ in the state pen
I gotta get out, but that thought was thought before
I contemplated a plan on the cell floor
I'm not a fugitive on the run
I′m not, I'm not
I′m not a fugitive on the run
But a brother like me begun, to be another one
Public enemy servin' time, they drew the line y′all
To criticize me for some crime

I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin' a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn
About a brother like me and myself
Because I never did
I wasn't wit′ it, but just that very minute...

Mmm... mmm... mmm... mmm
I got a letter from the government
The other day
Opened it and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me givin′ a damn, I said never
Here is a land that never gave a damn