The black men hate the white men <br /> The white men hate the black <br />South African Appartheid <br /> The Rodney King attack <br /> <br />While homophobic fag-bashers <br /> Roam the city streets <br />A fourteen year-old prostitute <br /> Smiles at every trick she meets <br /> She eats <br /> <br />The NRA says it's okay <br /> The victims say it's not <br />Another unsolved death today <br /> Feel the barrel, it's still hot <br /> <br />Another drive-by shooting <br /> Claims another life <br />They killed somebody's daughter <br /> Yeah, they kiled someone's wife <br /> That's life <br /> <br />And in the slums, a baby screams <br /> 'Cause it's momma's high on crack <br />And in the druglord's hideout <br /> The money's heaped up in a stack <br /> <br />Honey, your ex is stalkin' you <br /> And I heard he bought a gun <br />Better run, better hide, better find a cop <br /> Before he's had his fun <br /> You can't run <br /> <br />Three youths jump a black kid <br /> Then they steal his coat and shoes <br />The next day he brings a gun to school <br /> Sorry boys, you lose <br /> <br />You know there's no one out there you can trust <br /> You know I've seen it all before <br />The spring of life is full of rust <br /> And death is knockin' at your door <br /> There's more <br /> <br />The inner city jungle <br /> Has animals all its own <br />And they'll never know what life's about <br /> Their hearts have turned to stone <br /> <br />Hey there, inner city folk <br /> You say you're civilized <br />Ha! That's one big fucking joke <br /> There's fear and hatred in your eyes <br /> God cries <br /> <br />(alternating, first stanza in G, second D7 to C per line)<br /><br />Michael Troy Buffo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-inner-city-folk-song/
