Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force — Suffer

How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? How long can this go on? Another child is born... Sweat, sweat blood, sweat blood, [?] Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood, [?] Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood, [?] Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood There's no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard Now, there's no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard So why the hell am I drowning? Each morning, I drop to my knees and pray I don't know why [?] But caught in the middle of unspeakable evil Can't seem to reach my people So I walk in the grass that used to be green Now it's all bloodstains... Now who put the guns in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard? you like to see us suffer And there's no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard. There's no pool in my backyard, so why the hell am I drowning? Step to the corner store [?] A man and a gangster bitch was trying begging for a quarter On my corner I said you wanna [?] let you have it I'll sketch it-draw it You'll be bragging in hell, but you never saw it God forgive them what they do Cause they didn't know I was a killer too And who put death in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard? Who put death in my backyard? You like to see us suffer, huh? And there's no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard And there's no pool in my backyard, so why the fuck am I drowning? What's the matter with ya world? Too much suffer for the people What's the matter with ya world? Too much suffer for the people How long can this go on? Another child is born How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? How long can this go on? Another child is born Coke don't grow in the USA But it keeps coming my waaay [?] babies is a goddamn sin Babies being born with half a brain Drugs through out their little bitty system Look so bad you don't even wanna kiss 'em Who put the crack in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard? Who put the crack in my backyard, you like to see us suffer [?] Why do you hate black people so much? Mother said because sometimes baby Black people just ain't good enough You went in to school And you made some friends But their old dad wouldn't let him in He made a beautiful girl with a beautiful face But Mom and Dad didn't like her race As he got older His heart got colder A lot of hatred built up in him Mom and Dad weren't nothing but bigots And he grew up to be just like them And who put the bigot in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard? And who put the bigot in my backyard? You like to see us suffer There ain't no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard Ain't no pool in my backyard, so why the fuck am I drowning? Sweat, sweat blood, sweat blood, [?] Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood, [?] Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood, [?] Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood If you dirty coppers get a brick You don't need no hollow point hits The bullets you're using are killing just fine Whoever is in charge has lost their goddamn mind Who made you God? Who made you God? Killing all the people in my backyard Half you fools are on the tape How much money did you really make? And who put the cops in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard? Who put the cops in my backyard? You like to see us suffer Now there's no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard Ain't no pool in my backyard, so why the hell am I drowning? A rapist got put out there himself Raped a good girl who had bad health When his sister came down after the trial They gave him nine months and the boy just smiled When doc came around for his physical Doc said you're ill And there is no pill He said you best chill Cause you got AIDS Guess you wasn't quilted When you last got laid And who put AIDS in his backyard, his backyard, his backyard? And who put AIDS in his backyard? Time for the motherfucker to suffer Ain't no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard Ain't no pool in my backyard, so why the hell am I drowning? Sweat, sweat blood, sweat blood, till you sweat Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood, till you sweat Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood, till you sweat Sweat! Sweat blood, sweat blood What's the matter with ya world? Too much suffer for the people What's the matter with ya world? Too much suffer for the people What's the matter with ya world? Too much suffer for the people What's the matter with ya world? La-dee-da-da-da-da-da What's the matter with ya world? La-dee-da-di What's the matter with ya world? La-dee-da-da-da-da-da What's the matter with ya world? La-dee-da-di How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? How long can this go on? Another child is born... How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? How long can this go on? Another child is born... How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? How long can this go on? Another child is born... How long can we suffer? How long can we suffer? Ain't no pool in my backyard, my backyard, my backyard Ain't no pool in my backyard, so why the hell am I drowning?