You impose your rules on me Then beat it into my head You impose your rules on me Then beat it into my head Your black stick & silver badge We're all gonna be dead Someone gave you authority To beat in our heads Why, why We're just human beings Why, why Can't we reason You impose your rules on me Then beat it into my head You impose your rules on me Then beat it into my head Your black stick & silver badge We're all gonna be dead Someone gave you authority To beat it into our heads Why, why We're just human beings Why, why Can't we reason Why, why We're just human beings Why, why Can't we reason This song was written over 35 years ago And unfortunately, it's still a song We need to play today You'd think after all this time We'd learn to police ourselves Without killing ourselves But unfortunately That time is not now That day is not today So we sing this song For the thousands of lives Killed at the hands of the police We sing this song For the thousands of lives Abused at the hands of the Police We sing this song For the countless lives Ruined by the hands of the Police Instead of protecting & serving They beat you, abuse you They kill you With their black stick And their silver badge Why, why We're just human beings Why, why Can't we reason