Children are taught to hate Parents just couldn’t wait Some are rich and some are poor Others will just suffer more Have you ever been ashamed And felt society try to keep you down I begin to watch things change And see them turn around Turn around     They’ll try to keep you down Turn around         Turn around       Don’t drag me down Ignorance is like a gun in hand Reach out to the promised land Your history books are full of lies Media-blitz gonna dry your eyes Have you ever been afraid And felt society try to keep you down I begin to watch things change And see them turn around Turn around    They’ll try to keep you down Turn around          Turn around        Don’t drag me down Ignorance is like a gun in hand reach out to the promised land Your history books Are full of lies media-blitz gonna dry your eyes You’re eighteen Wanna be a man Your granddaddy’s in The Klu Klux Klan Taking two steps foward And four steps back Gonna go to the White House And paint it black Turn around   They’ll try to keep you down Turn around Don’t drag me Down