Caught, Can I Get a Witness — текст песни (Public Enemy)

Caught, now in court `cause I stole a beat
This is a sampling sport
But I`m giving it a new name
What you hear is mine
P.E. you know the time
Now, what in the heaven does a jury know about hell
If I took it, but but they just look at me
Like, Hey I`m on a mission
I`m talkin` `bout conditions
Ain`t right sittin` like dynamite
Gonna blow you up and it just might
Blow up the bench and
Judge, the courtroom plus I gotta mention
This court is dismissed when I grab the mike
Yo Flave...What is this?

Get hyped, c`mon we gotta
Gather around - gotcha
Mail from the courts and jail
Claims I stole the beats that I rail
Look at how I`m livin` like
And they`re gonna check the mike, right? - Sike
Look at how I`m livin` now, lower than low
What a sucker know
I found this mineral that I call a beat
I paid zero
I packed my load `cause it`s better than gold
People don`t ask the price, but its sold
They say that I sample, but they should
Sample this my bit bull
We ain`t goin` for this
They say that I stole this
Can I get a witness?

Understand where we`re goin
Then listen to this, plus my Roland
Comin` from way down below
Rebound c`mon boost up the stereo
Snakes in the morning
Wake up, scared afraid of my warning
They claim that I`m violent
Now I choose to be silent
Can I get a witness?

C`mon get wit` it
Something ain`t right, I got to admit it
Made me mad when I was on tour
That I declared war on black radio
They say that I planned this
On the radio most of you will demand this
Won`t be on a playlist
Bust the way that I say this: No Sell Out

You singers are spineless
As you sing your senseless songs to the mindless
Your general subject love is minimal
Its sex for profit
Scream that I sample
For example, Tom you ran to the federal
Court in U.S. it don`t mean you
Yeah, `cause they fronted on you
The posses ready, Terminator X yes he`s ready
The S1Ws, Griff are you ready?

They say that I stole this
I rebel with a raised fist, can we get a witness?