you poisoned my sweet water you cut down my green trees the food you fed my children was the cause of their disease my world is slowly fallin down and the air s not good to breathe and those of us who care enough we have to do something oh oh what you gonna do about me oh oh what you gonna do about me your newspapers they just put you on they never tell you the whole story they just put your young ideas down i was wonderin could this be the end of your pride and glory oh oh what you gonna do about me oh oh what you gonna do about me i work in your factory i study in your schools i fill your penitentiaries and your military too and i feel the future trembling as the word is passed around if you stand up for what you do believe be prepared to be shot down oh oh what you gonna do about me oh oh what you gonna do about me and i feel like a stranger in the land where i was born and i live like an outlaw and i m always on the run and i m always getting busted and i got to take a stand i believe the revolution must be mighty close at hand oh oh what you gonna do about me oh oh what you gonna do about me i smoke marijuana but i can t get behind your wars and most of what i do believe is against most of your laws i m a fugitive from injustice but i m goin to be free cause your rules and regulations they don t do the thing for me oh oh what you gonna do about me oh oh what you gonna do about me and i feel like a stranger in the land where i was born and i live just like an outlaw and i m always on the run and though you may be stronger now my time will come around you keep adding to my numbers and you shoot my people down oh oh what you gonna do about me oh oh what you gonna do about me 1