What About Me? Lyrics - What About Me - Quicksilver Messenger Service

You poisoned my sweet water 

You cut down my green trees 

The food you fed my children 

Was the cause of their disease 

My world is slowly fallin' down 

And the airs not good to breathe 

And those of us who care enough 

We have to do something 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

Your newspapers, they just put you on 

They never tell you the whole story 

They just put your young ideas down 

I was wonderin' could this be the end 

Of your pride and glory? 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

I work in your factory 

I study in your schools 

I fill your penitentiaries 

And your military too 

And I feel the future trembling 

As the word is passed around 

"If you stand up for what you do believe 

Be prepared to be shot down" 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

And I feel like a stranger 

In the land where I was born 

And I live like an outlaw 

An' I'm always on the run 

An I'm always getting busted 

And I got to take a stand 

I believe the revolution 

Must be mighty close at hand 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

I smoke marijuana 

But I cant get behind your wars 

And most of what I do believe 

Is against most of your laws 

I'm a fugitive from injustice 

But I'm goin' to be free 

Cause your rules and regulations 

They don't do the thing for me 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

Oh, oh, what you gonna do about me? 

And I feel like a stranger 

In the land where I was born 

And I live just like an outlaw 

An' I'm always on the run