Monday evening on the street, how can I forget the beat

In the traffic one lone heart, lost his job at a restaurant

20 dollars in his hand, for a pack of cigarettes

Someone calling 911, someone said the man was drunk

This is how the bad wind blows

In a world that goes backwards

Distant voices cryin' for pity

There's no justice in the city

9 minutes 29 seconds away

Is this long enough to kill and bury my faith

Ain't no justice, ain't no good for the day

When it's time to pay for someone else's mistake

Monday evening on the street, on the pavement feeling weak

Tell me mother what's my crime, I am running out of time

Now his face is on the ground, passers-by can hear the sound

It's the plea of one black man, versus for who had a plan

This is how the bad wind blows

In a world that goes backwards

Distant voices cryin' for pity

There's no justice in the city

9 minutes 29 seconds away

Is this long enough to kill and bury my faith

Ain't no justice, ain't no good for the day

When it's time to pay for someone else's mistake

9 minutes 29 seconds away

Is this long enough to kill and bury my faith

Ain't no justice, ain't no good for the day

When it's time to pay for someone else's mistake

I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe

Get off of his neck

I can't breathe, I can't breathe, I can't breathe

Get off of his back

9 minutes 29 seconds away

Is this long enough to kill and bury my faith

Ain't no justice, ain't no good for the day

When it's time to pay for someone else's mistake

9 minutes 29 seconds away

Is this long enough to kill and bury my faith

Ain't no justice, ain't no good for the day

When it's time to pay for someone else's mistake