What's Going On?

[Spoken recording of New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin]

Now get off your asses and do something, and let's fix the biggest goddamn crisis in the history of this country

[Verse 1: Chuck D]

What's goin' on?

When all them guns is drawn

Here's a memo, remember

There's a few wars goin' on

A couple overseas

And on my front lawn

When common sense was common

And now it's all gone

What's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

And what's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

And what's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

And that's goin' on

And that's goin' on

[Chorus: Chuck D]

What's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

What's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

What's goin' on?

What's goin' on?

What's goin' on?

[Verse 2: Chuck D]

No Child Left Behind, what you think we all blind?

Well, even the blind coulda seen a aftermath of Katrina

New bounded bounded right here like it's Congo Square

82% of Americans don't go nowhere

[Verse 3: Chuck D]

Now now since this dumbass talk about stitchin'

With crimes alright what's left is bitchin'

Now you can call this hate, might be for radio stations

TV news, and all them one sided views

Self-economics enforcement

And education is what we need

But all the people still waitin'

I ain't no Quidditch is bigger

And  no I didn't say bitter

I don't care what year it is

Don't call me no nigga

[Chorus: Chuck D]

What's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

And what's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

And what's goin' on?

And that's goin' on

And that's goin' on

And that's goin' on