Every channel got some bad news, bad news for me and younEvery single headline got some bad news yeahnThey got the crime bill on Capitol Hill, politician's get their fillnThey built the prison yeah they wanna round up the prisoners but I saynnTell me right now, what are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nHey my friend can you come up and tell me what to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nnEverybody that I know's gotta be afraid, each and every daynAll the children they are afraid, every single day of their livesnThey got their police states I pray that's not our fatenThey got the more court dates, they want to put the criminals away cause I singnnTell me right now, what are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nCan one person come forward and tell me what to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nnThis is a system and a system needs all it's partsnPolice, theives, guns, and the drugsnWe'll let them steal away our heartsnThey got tougher laws for the ones who won't go alongnWe got your good days coming our waynWhen our children can't go out to playnnSo tell me right now, what are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nHey my friend can you tell me, tell me what to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?nWhat are we to do?