What am I supposed to do? Yeah Ain’t walked a mile in my shoes, but ya Act like you know what I’ve been through ‘Cause your privilege Lets you look the other way And have nothin’ to say When you hear my people cry, yeah I’m not ready to die, no
I can’t breathe No justice, no peace We stand side by side, as one To undo what they have done I’m gonna fight for my color I’m gonna stand with my brothers The tears from my sister Don’t comfort my mother Yeah, not when she’s scared for my father
Who gon’ police the police? Eh Who gon’ police the police? Tell me Racism bloodies the streets What makes you better than me? Who gon’ police the police? Eh Who gon’ police the police? Tell me Racism bloodies the streets, eh So who gon’ police the police?
What if you were born in my skin Wonder, would you feel different? ‘Cause you don’t have to hate me They taught you the wrong thing Why can’t we be gray?
When they screamin’ “I can’t breathe” No justice, no peace We stand side by side, as one To undo what they have done I’m gonna fight for my color I’m gonna stand with my brothers The tears from my sister Don’t comfort my mother Yeah, not when she’s scared for my father
Who gon’ police the police? Eh Who gon’ police the police? Tell me Racism bloodies the streets What makes you better than me? Who gon’ police the police? Eh Who gon’ police the police? Tell me Racism bloodies the streets, eh So who gon’ police the police?
I got a testimony I don’t like to talk about See, I been profiled and I been beat down I’m emotional, it’s messin’ up my speech now I’m tryna preach now, should let me reach out If you walkin’ by the people, keep your head up Don’t be afraid to use your voices when you fed up Had a time [?] and, yeah, I sped up Soon as I seen them lights, I knew I messed up I ain’t do nothin’ wrong, you couldn’t tell me that Like, “Just be patient and comply”, how you gon’ sell me that? When I be seein’ people gettin’ dropped on the pavement just for wavin’ Lord, please forgive [?] this country in need of savin’
Who gon’ police the police? Eh (Take these handcuffs off us) Who gon’ police the police? Tell me (Take your knees off our necks) Racism bloodies the streets ([?] our rights) What makes you better than me? Who gon’ police the police? Eh Who gon’ police the police? Tell me Racism bloodies the streets, eh So who gon’ police the police?