41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots      41 shots, and we'll take that ride   Across this bloody river to the other side   41 shots, they cut through the night   You're kneeling over his body in the vestibule   Praying for his life      Is it a gun?    Is it a knife?    Is it a wallet?    This is your life   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   Ain't no secret my friend   You can get killed just for living in your american skin      41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots      41 shots, lena gets her son ready for school   She says now on these streets charles   You got to understand the rules   Promise me if an officer stops you'll always be polite   Never ever run away and promise mama you'll keep your hands in sight      Cause is it a gun?    Is it a knife?    Is it a wallet?    This is your life   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   No secret my friend   You can get killed just for living in your american skin      41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots      Is it a gun?    Is it a knife?    Is it a wallet?    This is your life   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)      41 shots and we'll take that ride   Across this bloody river to the other side   41 shots my boots caked in mud   We're baptized in these waters and in each other's blood      Is it a gun?    Is it a knife?    Is it a wallet?    This is your life   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   It ain't no secret (it ain't no secret)   No secret my friend   You can get killed just for living in   You can get killed just for living in   You can get killed just for living in   Your american skin      41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots   41 shots