Take It Underground Lyrics

Well, I was walking on the avenue
With my old lady and the baby, too
This police car swings into view
With a red light on the hood
Well, I was standing there ready
Just to watch it roll right by
When this voice from a megaphone
Petrified the sky

"You better stop where you are
Put your hands in the air
Step away from the people
And tell us who you are."

You can bet your cooking spoon
I was a little indisposed
I could have ate what I was holding
But it would have been another overdose
So I guess you must be wondering
How I'm still here talking to you
They kept me there all afternoon
But they didn't look in my shoes

You know it's getting very heavy
When they swoop right down on you
But it's heavier stilll
When they can be that stupid, too

We better take it underground
Careful who you talk to
And keep away from those places
Where you are just another bull's eye
And likely to cause them trouble, too
Well, the streets are full of federals
Under the order of the general
In the name of peace and Jesus Christ
They'll take you for a ride

We better take it underground
Careful who you talk to
And keep the picture clear in your mind
Say what you have to say
Do what they claim
You must not do