"Banned In The U.S.A." by 2 Live Crew

News reporter 
 Earlier today in Broward County, appalling court 
 judges upheld the previous 
 ruling to ban the sale of Miami rap group the 2 Live Crews 
 double-platinum album, Nasty As They Wanna Be, in Broward
County. 

 We think its the banning of free speech. First Amendment
protects 
 material, resultably. 

 Luke 
 We dont talk about, uh, harrassing and sexually brutalizing
women in 
 my music, man! 
 We dont do that in my music, man! Im tired of you saying
that! 

 Verse 1 Fresh Kid Ice 
 Weve got white-collar people trying to grab our style 
 Saying were too nasty and were 2 Live 
 Corrupted politicians playing games 
 Bringing us down to boost their fame 
 They must be joking thinking we will fall 
 But theyre like flies movin the wall 
 We stand tall from beginning to end 
 With the help from fans and all our friends 
 Freedom of speech will never die 
 For us to help, our ancestors died 
 Dont keep thinking that we will quit 
 Well always stand and never sit 
 Were 2 live, 2 black, 2 strong 
 Doing the right thing, and not the wrong 
 So listen up, yall, to what we say 
 We wont be banned in the U.S.A.! 

 Reporter 
 Lukes concerts are for adults 
 Luke 
 If its an adult show you have to be 18 
 Our record is a year old, but with all the publicity,
theres a lot of 
 people ... curiosity is around! 
 Were selling records to a totally different audience. 
 I take a precaution that nobody else has not stickered my
album, I made 

 TWO versions 

 Verse 2 Brother Marquis 
 The First Amendment gave us freedom of speech 
 So what you sayin' It didnt include me? 
 I like to party and have a good time 
 Theres nothin but pleasure written in our rhyme 
 I know you dont think well ever quit 
 Weve got some people on our side who wont take your lip 
 Were gonna do all the things we wanna do 
 You cant stand to see a brother get as rich as you 
 This is the 90s and were conin on strong 
 Sayin things and doin things that youre sayins wrong 
 Wisen up, cause on Election Day, 
 Well see whos banned in the U.S.A.! 

 The United States of America 
 Government of the people 
 The United States of America 
 For the people 
 The United States of America 
 By the people 
 By the people 

 Luke 
 The show in Hollywood, that was for 21-and-over people,
they had police 
 out there, cars of the people coming in the club, and they
still 
 arrested us for performing in front of adults! 

 Lukes speech 
 What is this?? Is this not America? This is not China! This
is not 
 Russia! This is not the place where they brought down the
wall, this is 

 America! We have the right to say what we want to say, we
have the right 
 to do what we want to do, and what I do in my house, 
 you might not do in your house! 
 So what I do in my house is my business! And the simple
fact 
 of it all is that we are BONDED by the First Amendment! We
have the 
 freedom of EXPRESSION! We have the freedom of CHOICE! And
you, 
 Chinese, black, green, purple, Jew, 
 YOU have the right to listen to whoever 
 you want to, and even the 2 Live Crew! So all you
right-wingers, left- 
 wingers, bigots, Communists, there IS a place for you in
this world! 
 Because this is the land of the FREE, the home of the
BRAVE! And 2 Live 

 is what we are!