Not black or white Not brown or yellow It's green with might Survives on fright It's what I see It's what I feel It's what I taste
They own the land We work the land We fight their wars They think we're whores It's who they are It's what they are It's what I hate It's what I feel It's what I taste
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This is about how the poor, the working class, etc. are the only really victimised group in the US. D. Boon had a strong populist streak. He always felt that his and Mike Watt's dads, who were both working class guys, had been screwed over by the system and got a bum deal.
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This is about how the poor, the working class, etc. are the only really victimised group in the US. D. Boon had a strong populist streak. He always felt that his and Mike Watt's dads, who were both working class guys, had been screwed over by the system and got a bum deal.