Get In The Way - Tree

A voice of reason in all this insanity

So the lock him yeah they lock him up

In maximum security

They lock him up to shut him up

Found guilty in Philly for shooting a cop

Evidence of innocence but charges don’t drop

No matter what’s right or wrong

They’ve been after him for too damn wrong

YOU GET IN THE WAY YOU GET WASTED

IF YOU GET IN THE WAY

A Black Panther at the age of fifteen

Born to rage against the racist machine

Laying down the facts what it’s like to be black

Not treated like a human being

A love for life is something that he proved

Wrote about John Africa

He wrote about Move

Wrote about the Philly cops

And the bomb they dropped

Burned down a city block

YOU GET IN THE WAY YOU GET WASTED

IF YOU GET IN THE WAY

You can cage my body but my spirit flies free

Your bars made of steel can not hold what feel

Living in this country well I’ve got pray

Because they crucify a Christ every single day

Sabo let the heads roll

Death row what a brother know

So quick to execute before they give a new trial

That’s capitol punishment American style

They’ve done it once they’ll do it again

They’ll execute an innocent man