Freedom or Death

[ Daddy-O ]<br>If I gotta die to be free<br>Then I guess it gotta be<br>Cause I never been a sucker, see?<br>I can`t stand for a man tryin to hold me down<br>Then again I`ve never been a clown<br>Countdown (Freedom or death)<br>`88, and everything ain`t well (Freedom or death)<br>Prepare for a war and war is hell (Freedom or death)<br>And if you think about coppin a plea (Freedom or death)<br>Don`t even waste your breath (Freedom or death)<br>Cause this time it`s freedom or death (Freedom or death)<br><br>Conceptually to be free means<br>To do what I please, but please<br>Cause even overseas in my native country<br>I still get robbed and raped in the face<br>For gold and all (Freedom or death)<br>My people are poor (Freedom or death)<br>For the sake of a thrill (Freedom or death)<br>My people get killed (Freedom or death)<br>And we`ll be killed till there`s nobody left (Freedom or death)<br>Unless we understand it`s freedom or death (Freedom or death)<br><br>It only takes one side to declare war<br>And if the other side ignores<br>They get mapped, or should I say off the map<br>Like a stain`s washed out in a laundromat<br>Wartime, brother, wartime, sister (Freedom or death)<br>We can`t wait because they won`t wait (Freedom or death)<br>And we`ve been through so much shit to date (Freedom or death)<br>That we`re losin this war and I hate (Freedom or death)<br><br>To say that, but it`s true, so I say to you<br>You better learn to defend yourself<br>Right hand and left<br>In the east and west<br>Time for war, freedom or death<br>If I gotta die to be free <br>Then I guess it gotta be<br>Cause I never been a sucker, see?<br>I can`t stand for a man tryin to hold me down<br>Then again, I`ve never been a clown<br>Countdown (Freedom or death)<br>`88, and everything ain`t well (Freedom or death)<br>Prepare for a war and war is hell (Freedom or death)<br>And if you think about coppin a plea (Freedom or death)<br>Don`t even waste your breath (Freedom or death)<br>Cause this time it`s freedom or death (Freedom or death)