They Don't Care About Us

All I want to say is that they don't really care about us Don't worry what people say, we know the truth All I want to say is that they don't really care about us Enough is enough of this garbage All I want to say is that they don't really care about us Skin head, dead head, everybody gone bad Situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food Bang, bang, shot dead, everybody's gone mad All I want to say is that they don't really care about us All I want to say is that they don't really care about us Beat me, hate me, you can never break me Will me, thrill me, you can never kill me Jew me, sue me, everybody do me Kick me, kike me, don't you black or white me All I want to say is that they don't really care about us All I want to say is that they don't really care about us Tell me, what has become of my life? I have a wife and two children who love me I am the victim of police brutality, now I'm tired of being the victim of hate You're ripping me of my pride, oh, for God's sake I look to heaven to fulfill this prophecy, set me free Skin head, dead head, everybody gone bad Trepidation, speculation, everybody, allegation In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food Black man, blackmail, throw the brother in jail All I want to say is that they don't really care about us All I want to say is that they don't really care about us Tell me, what has become of my rights? Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me? Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now I'm tired of being the victim of shame They're throwing me in a class with a bad name I can't believe this is the land from which I came You know, I really do hate to say it The government don't want to see But if Roosevelt was livin' He wouldn't let this be, no, no Skin head, dead head, everybody gone bad Situation, speculation, everybody, litigation Beat me, bash me, you can never trash me Hit me, kick me, you can never get me All I want to say is that they don't really care about us All I want to say is that they don't really care about us Some things in life, they just don't want to see But if Martin Luther was livin' He wouldn't let this be, no, no Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad Situation, segregation, everybody, allegation In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food Kick me, kike me, don't you wrong or right me All I want to say is that they don't really care about us (we're deep in fire) All I want to say is that they don't really care about us (I'm here to remind you) All I want to say is that they don't really care about us (that you said that "it sucks to be them") All I want to say is that they don't really care about All I want to say is that they don't really care about All I want to say is that they don't really care about us --- They Don't Care About Us - Michael Jackson