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Lyrics and Music by James Rustad, Copyright 2014. All Rights Reserved.
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In these hot Florida streets
You never know what creeps you'll meet
They don't want you hanging round
So they'll claim it's "stand your ground"
If you're young and you are black
They will needlessly attack
They will take your life away
With no consequence to pay
Murder in the first degree
Criminals with no penalty
Something's very wrong you see
Something's terribly wrong
Don't shoot him! Don't shoot him!
Crazy gun-wielding man
Don't shoot him! Don't shoot him!
Crazy gun-wielding man
There's no innocence today
And they robbed their lives away
And there is no turning back
From a murderous attack
In horror I recoil
And my blood begins to boil
How can you kill an unarmed boy?
How can you kill an unarmed boy?
Murder in the first degree
Criminals with no penalty
Something's very wrong you see
Something's terribly wrong
Don't shoot him! Don't shoot him!
Crazy gun-wielding man
Don't shoot him! Don't shoot him!
Crazy gun-wielding man
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Ferguson USA ,
released November 24, 2014
James Rustad: vocals and guitars
Recorded by Jim Perry in Bed-Stuy, October 2014.
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