Abner Louima v. Gov. Pete Wilson Songtext
von Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Get down, turn around,
Skinny Boy is on his knees;
And I can′t figure out
What I need to do to please you.

There's a man in Brooklyn
Who police are messing up ′til dawn,
While The Man in California gives them semi-automatic guns.


And we can't even function
When we're not in a band.

I′m not eating well (as if I didn′t have the time),
And I don't do pharmaceuticals, so I got no excuse for the crime,

But they′re eating them in Brooklyn
And the hot California sun,
When police in California get their semi-automatic guns.

And how many rounds will they get off
Before you get up your hands?

Oh, we can't even function
When we′re not in a band.