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[Verse 1] Racism is as American as apple pie If one black boy dies who's gonna cry? Smashed and handcuffed and beaten to death One colored man to deal with less A graffiti artist was his crime Mayor Koch sends New York's finest of fine Can justice be really this blind? If you are black, it could be yours or mine South Bronx elderly woman couldn't pay her rent She's a mental case so a SWAT team was sent Wouldn't open the door so through the window they went They blew her away in cold blood without a regret [Chorus] Just another police related death A police related death Police related death Just another police related death [Verse 2] Pregnant woman from east LA Asked who knocked, they would not say Refused to answer, the sheriff went wild Shot her in the stomach and she lost her child Two teenage boys from Texas caught with dope Black Freedom Day, a prayer and a hope Sent handcuffed in a boat to the middle of a lake The boat sank, the boys drown, precautions they didn't take How many men of color died last year? And how many dents did it make in any policeman's career? When the mayor and chief cry crocodile tears And look a bit concerned as election time nears [Chorus] Police related death Just another police related death Another police related death Just another police related death [Verse 3] Two sets of laws for the rich and the poor Look at the prisons and tally the score Black man's chance of prison is one in four Prejudice and racism wrapped in class war If Malcolm X and Martin were alive today How many lives of grief and pain they could relay? And how for these injustices can anyone repay? And what amount of sorrow can anyone convey? How much suffering must be endured Before this social cancer can be cured? Does color and class make one good or bad? Doesn't prejudice and hatred make humankind sad? [Chorus] Police related death Just another police related death Another police related death Just another police related death