Somebody Laid It On Us - George Duke

Somebody Laid It On Us

I don’t know how or where or when

Told us that we must tight each other

That it’s the only way to win

Somebody Laid It On Us

Told us that there’s only one way

That we are right and they are wrong

And we must make them pay

Somewhere long time ago

Somebody said «yes I know»

How to make things better

By stealin' from our neighbor

And people followed far and wide

Standin' by that liars side

People are so easily charmed

Envy and greed abide

«What I don’t have I’ll make mine

By taking it from you, hurt you if I have to»

But where did all this hate come from

Is it natural to carry a gun

I don’t have the answers

But there’s one thing that I do know

Somebody Laid It On Us

I don’t know how or where or when

Told us that we must fight each other

That it’s the only way to win

Somebody Laid It On Us

Told us that there’s only one way

That we are right and they are wrong

And we must make them pay

Marvin told us long ago

Asked us what the hell is goin on?

Said war is not the answer

Only love can conquer hate & wrong

Is anybody listening

Does anybody care

Maybe I shouldn’t bring up the subject

There’s no way out of this nightmare

But I know this is reality

Brothers dying in the streets

Lost, this generation

Should be the pride of our nation

But hate crimes and vanity

On the news is all I see

Martin is weepin'

Cause it seems we all are sleepin'

One thing I know

Some father’s weeping

Let your heart hear

Some Mom’s tears