Stolen Life

<br>Wake up in the morning go to work<br>Fire up the truck and drive to Sonoma<br>Hop on the forklift and load up the truck with 10,000 pounds of newspapers<br>10,000 pounds of racist, classist lies<br>Drive the truck back to Santa Rosa<br>Get the newspapers in the recycle<br>So the rich white man<br>Can print up the same batch of lies again and again<br>Like &quot;it`s too bad the cops had to that man, but he had a broomstick<br>And he was asian<br>And we all know they`re all Kung Fu masters.<br>Samurai warriors, they`re all just like Jackie Chan<br>It`s too bad they had to restrain his wife,<br>Cuz she was a registered nurse and she tried to save his life<br>That goes against regulations, We`ll just chalk it up to a bad night.<br>We`re so proud our boys in blue<br>Cuz they always do what`s right&quot;<br>I saw Aylene today<br>I saw her children play, in the front yard<br>The thought occurred to me, how does a mother<br>Tell her children their daddy got killed by the police<br>Wake up in the morning go to work<br>Fire up the truck and drive to Sonoma<br>Hop on the forklift and load up the truck with 10,000 pounds of newspapers<br>10,000 pounds of racist, classist lies<br>Drive the truck back to Santa Rosa Get the newspapers in the recycle<br>So the rich white man<br>Can print up the same batch of lies again and again<br>Like, &quot;It`s too bad the cops had to kill that kid<br>But someone called in a stolen walkman<br>The cops had to chase him down<br>But he refused to lie face down on the ground<br>He just walked away, the cops said<br>His black skin walked away into the black night<br>So I had to shoot him in the back of the head from 50 feet away<br>I had to kill him it was self defense<br>I was afraid he would circle back around behind and kill me&quot;<br>I saw Cornelius speak today, at Hayward Bart<br>About how his son`s life was stolen away<br>Over a walkman that wasn`t worth more than change<br>How does a father find justice for a son stolen away<br>I don`t want to hear your newscast anymore, it`s bullshit<br>I don`t want to see your headlines anymore, cuz they`re bullshit<br>I don`t want to hear your press release anymore, cuz it`s bullshit<br>I don`t want to hear your police report anymore, cuz it`s bull shit