DON'T DRAG ME DOWN
children are taught to hate, parents just couldn't wait some are rich and some are poor, others will just suffer more have you ever been ashamed and felt society try to keep you down? i begin to watch things change and see them turn around chorus: turn around, they'll try to keep you down turn around, turn around don't drag me down ignorance like a gun in hand, reach out to the promised land your history books are full of lies, media-blitz gonna dry your eyes have you ever been afraid, and felt society try to keep you down? i begin to watch things change & see them turn around chorus: ignorance like a gun in hand reach out to the promised land your history books are full of lies, media -blitz gonna dry your eyes you're eighteen wanna be a man your granddaddy's in the ku klux klan taking two steps forward and four steps back gonna go to the white house and paint it black chorus:
