As you're walkin' down the street   Might wanna skip the beat, think it over   Walkin' to the corner store   But it ain't there no more      If you want a loaf of bread   You try a pharmacy instead   Another chain will set you free      When you go to pay the rent   You see it's all been spent   The purse is empty   Money, money make a buck   But you're all outta luck      This town ain't friendly now   A thousand faces stare you down   Each one's afraid of what you see      Slither in your sea   (Can't deny it)   Hide behind the view   (Gentrifying)   Take a life or two   (The revolution's comin' 'round)      Clingin' to the door   (Quiver, coward)   Profit off the poor   (Fight the power)   Pay 'em even more   (That's why they took Bruce Bailey down)   Took Bruce Bailey down      Lookin' like the Jack's back   But he ain't gonna attack   His hands are flippin'   Druggies dyin' in the halls   They're bangin' on the walls      Your ma ain't trippin' now   It ain't a home if you ain't allowed   What time's the cease fire, where's the heat?      Spittin' on the old   (Sister, brother)   Shittin' on your soul   (Welfare mother)   Profit is the goal   (The revolution's comin' 'round)      Payin' off a loan   (Mass eviction)   Elevate the zone   (Ain't no fiction)   Breakin' up a home   (That's why they took Bruce Bailey down)   Took Bruce Bailey down      No more tokens, take a train   You swipe a piece of plastic paper   No more smokin' on the plane   You gripe they'll take you to the jailer      Abide your time, it's all in vain   They tell you as you meet your maker   Grief's the mother of invention   Pain's the midwife to your labor      Turn it, burn it, cure it, endure it   If you are able, sucker      People standing in the park   It's getting mighty dark   The kids are scowlin'   Shutter up the windows tight   This is an evil night      The wind is howlin' fast   Another tragedy has passed   Another stain on you and me      Slither in your sea   (Can't deny it)   Hide behind the view   (Gentrifying)   Take a life or two   (The revolution's comin' 'round)      Clingin' to the door   (Quiver, cower)   Profit off the poor   (Fight the power)   Pay 'em even more   (That's why they took Bruce Bailey down)   Took Bruce Bailey down      Spittin' on the old   (Sister, brother)   Shittin' on your soul   (Welfare mother)   Profit is the goal   (The revolution's comin' 'round)      Payin' off a loan   (Mass eviction)   Elevate the zone   (Ain't no fiction)   Breakin' up a home   (That's why they took Bruce Bailey down)   Took Bruce Bailey down