It Won't Go Away

Don't you get tired Of listening to the cover up Sounds like a broken old record When the needle gets stuck You got your media honeys Using their TV voice Tellin' you what you done decided As if you had any choice And didn't they cry And worry 'bout people of color And didn't they mostly turn away Keep us afraid of each other And you know it's a lie It ain't about people of color The American Dream betrayed And all of us feel the same rage And it won't go away Isn't it strange Ain't it a mystery How did he get it in his head Somehow he could speak for me Hey, if what he's been a' saying Is actually what he believes Then one of us surely is a fool And you know that he thinks that it's me And didn't they cry And worry 'bout people of color And didn't they mostly turn away Keep us afraid of each other And you know it's a lie It ain't about people of color The American Dream betrayed And all of us feel the same rage And it won't go away Somebody wants us divided Someone of evil intent Trying to confuse and control The minds of the innocent And isn't it time Good people have got to speak up And you'll know exactly what to say When you've finally had enough Don't you go try And blame it on people of color And don't you dare turn away Keep us afraid of each other Cause you know it's a lie It ain't about people of color The American Dream betrayed And all of us feel the same rage And it won't go away Won't go away Won't go away Won't go away