Little Jimmy grabbed his toysAnd went outside to playHow was he supposed to knowThat he might die todayThe officer, he told the judge"Jimmy had a gun"Now another motherWill be burying a sonIf you don't believe it's trueI guess I wrote this song for youYou'd think I'd say these words because I hate America?NoThat's just life for meLiving while black in the land of the freeYeah what it's like to beLiving while black in the land of the freeAnd I'm not gonna be quietMake a little noise and they call it a riotAin't no sympathyLiving while black in the land of the freeThere's enough to go aroundFor everyone to shareBut a check from Uncle SamWhat would that repair?All the broken familiesFathers in a cell…Slavery's abolished but it'sStill alive and wellIf you don't believe it's trueI guess I wrote this song for youYou'd think I'd say these words because I hate America?NoThat's just life for meLiving while black in the land of the freeYeah what it's like to beLiving while black in the land of the freeAnd I'm not gonna be quietMake a little noise and they said its a riotAin't no sympathyLiving while black in the land of the freeNoThat's just life for meLiving while black in the land of the freeYeah what it's like to beLiving while black in the land of the freeAnd I'm not gonna be quietMake a little noise and they call it a riotAin't no sympathyLiving while black in the land of the freeThat's just life for meLiving while black in the land of the freeYeah what it's like to beLiving while black in the land of the freeAnd I'm not gonna be quietMake a little noise and they call it a riotAin't no sympathyLiving while black in the land of the free