Who Protects Us From You? Lyrics - Boogie Down Productions

Verse 

(Fy-ah! Come down fas'...) 

You were put here to protect us 

But who protects us from you? 

Every time you say "That's illegal" 

Doesn't mean that that's true (Uh-huh) 

Your authority's never questioned 

No-one questions you 

If I hit you I'll be killed 

But you hit me? I can sue (Order! Order!) 

Lookin' through my history book 

I've watched you as you grew 

Killin' blacks and callin' it the law 

(Bo! Bo! Bo!) And worshipping Jesus too 

There was a time when a black man 

Couldn't be down wit' your crew (Can I have a job please?) 

Now you want all the help you can get 

Scared? Well ain't that true (You goddamn right) 

You were put here to protect us 

But who protects us from you? 

Or should I say, who are you protecting? 

The rich? the poor? Who? 

It seems that when you walk the ghetto 

You walk wit' your own point of view (Look at that gold chain) 

You judge a man by the car he drives 

Or if his hat match his shoe (Yo, you lookin' kinda fresh) 

Well, back in the days of Sherlock Holmes 

A man was judged by a clue 

Now he's judged by if he's Spanish, 

Black, Italian or Jew 

So do not kick my door down and tie me up 

While my wife cooks the stew (You're under arrest!) 

Cos you were put here to protect us 

But who protects us from you? 

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