Every once in a while, somebody is getting shot in the back

For no reason, for no reason

Seems like every day now, somebody is getting kicked in the face

For no reason, for no reason

No reason, you ain′t got no reason

Crimes demand sentences, you say there are tendencies

Potential ones, oh, yes, potential ones

But there ain't no Muslims, there ain′t no extremists

Only potential ones, potential ones

Potential ones, potential ones

Now look what you've done, now that you shot him down

Why can't you take the barricade down?

Such a dead-end conspiracy to blame an entire community

It ain′t no new thing, it ain′t no new thing

Either way, you can't win, that′s a hard way to begin

Who's deserving, who′s unworthy?

Who's deserving, who′s unworthy?

Now my ass is on the line, and my brother left me betrayed

You called me sand n----r, still, I don't take your bait

Billions of people live the modest way

Trying to make it through each day

Mixed-up confusion will not break up their game

Mixed-up confusion makes the innocent blamed

Every once in a while, somebody is getting shot in the back

For no reason, for no reason

Seems like every day now, somebody is getting kicked in the face

For no reason, for no reason

No reason, you ain't got no reason

Now look what you′ve done, now that you shot him down

Why can′t you take the barricade down?

No freedom, no reason

You ain't got no freedom

You ain′t got no reason

You ain't got no freedom

You ain′t got no reason

You ain't got no reason

No freedom, reason

You ain′t got no reason

You ain't got no freedom

You ain't got no