You're gonna lose her before you even found her
Lost yourself somewhere in the space around her
Wouldn't choose her to end up such a downer
She's the life of the party and you're the undergrounder
Friday, December 5, 2014
Can't Sleep Tonight
Another shot from a cop took a young boy’s life
Another jury’d rather hurry it and fails to indict
Another mass chokin’ gas by the fire light
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
Well, they were fishing for suspicion around 3:45
And then they guessed he had possession when he caught their eye
11 times he cried that their hold was too tight
I’m breathing fine, I guess that’s why I can’t sleep tonight
How many must fall before racism dies
How many news stations mute these parents’ cries
How many bullets fired and then nobody’s tried
I can close my own eyes but I can’t sleep tonight
Insufficient politicians call for peace and quiet
Always ignoring while we’re snoring the reasons for a riot
We’re safe and we’re privileged because we’re white
And that’s the whole damn reason I can’t sleep tonight
Another shot from a cop took a young girl’s life
Another jury’d rather hurry it and fails to indict
Another mass chokin’ gas by the fire light
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
Another jury’d rather hurry it and fails to indict
Another mass chokin’ gas by the fire light
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
Well, they were fishing for suspicion around 3:45
And then they guessed he had possession when he caught their eye
11 times he cried that their hold was too tight
I’m breathing fine, I guess that’s why I can’t sleep tonight
How many must fall before racism dies
How many news stations mute these parents’ cries
How many bullets fired and then nobody’s tried
I can close my own eyes but I can’t sleep tonight
Insufficient politicians call for peace and quiet
Always ignoring while we’re snoring the reasons for a riot
We’re safe and we’re privileged because we’re white
And that’s the whole damn reason I can’t sleep tonight
Another shot from a cop took a young girl’s life
Another jury’d rather hurry it and fails to indict
Another mass chokin’ gas by the fire light
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
I don’t know bout you but I can’t sleep tonight
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