Lyrics

[Verse 1] Two white men fighting one another They're fighting for a black man The other one says the black man must be free The other one says the black man must be in handcuffs Who's gonna win now? 'Cause they both have power Who's gonna save the black man? 'Cause he ain't got no power 16-year-old kids protesting they want freedom Black children crying saying give us better education Good white man say give them good education The bad white man say shoot them before they grown [Chorus] Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown [Verse 2] Who's gonna save them? Cause they've got no rights Where can they run to? Cause they don't know who to trust All the boys and the girls are running Running for their lives 'Cause the man with the gun is coming Coming to shoot them before they grow 'Cause the man with the gun is coming 'Coming to shoot them before they grow Before they're grown [Verse 3] Two white men fighting one another They're fighting for a black man The other one says the black man must be free The other one says the black man must be in handcuffs Who's gonna win now? 'Cause they both have power Who's gonna save the black man? 'Cause he ain't got no power 16-year-old, 16-year-old kids protest for freedom Black children crying saying give us better education The good white man say give them good education The bad white man say shoot them before they grow [Chorus] Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them, shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown [Bridge] The bad white man said "Shoot them before they're grown" The good white man said give them freedom Freedom for the black man The boys and the girls are running Running for their lives 'Cause the man with the gun is coming Coming to shoot them before they grow Before they're grown [Chorus] Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown Shoot them before they're grown