INTRO R.I.P Troy Davis them coulda(could of) kill the wrong man Oh them coulda wrong oh them coulda wrong
VERSE 1 Another death row execution Are you sure that you never killed a innocent man You could be wrong yeah you could be wrong You sure that your not wrong lord lord It’s like a eye for a eye and a tooth for a tooth Yuh cant give him back his life when you find out the truth You could be wrong yeah you could be wrong You sure that your not wrong wooy yuuy Beyond reasonable doubt is what the law book say It’s too late when the man’s lifes taken away You could be wrong yeah you could be wrong You sure that your not wrong yo yo Cause if you’re wrong then you really got hell to pay What a thing when you face your own judgment day You could be wrong yeah you could be wrong You sure that your not wrong lord lord Cause them supposed to prove a man guilty Sometimes the system looks filthy Fire on them so called liberty and racist death penalty
CHORUS You were not sure still you went ahead and killed that brother you were not sure you coulda give him just a little more time (x2)
VERSE 2 Cause if you’re wrong then it rest upon your conscience And one day your gonna have to pay the consequence Say how you could carry out the death sentence Especially when you never had no real evidence To the rest of the world it never make no sense You coulda give the man a last chance for his defence You know you coulda drop it to a life sentence And me say right to the end the man a plead innocent Most of the witness them change them statement Me say all of the jurors said them would of vote different People round the world a jump to his defence But it never make no difference
CHORUS You were not sure still you went ahead and killed that bredda you were not sure you coulda give him just a little more time (x2)
VERSE 3 Now the victims’ families you must be heartbroken And these words they are sincerely spoken Cant execute anybody as a token Gotta be fair and be open them coulda wrong oh them coulda wrong Yeah them coulda wrong them coulda killed the wrong man Oh them coulda wrong oh them coulda wrong lord lord Look on the man in Norway who do the killing Killed ninety people it was very chilling And you notice when the police them got him Nobody never shot him wooy Free Mumia and free the Move nine them deyah(are in) prison deyah prison long time No one not sure if them commit no crime Free them and give them a new trial yeah Cause we dont want to see no more a this No more miscarriages of justice Deal with every case in a strict fairness Not from your own prejudice
You coulda wrong oh you could be wrong Yeah you could be wrong suppose you kill the wrong man Oh you coulda wrong oh you could be wrong You coulda kill the wrong man oh you coulda wrong Oh you coulda wrong suppose you kill the wrong man Oh you coulda wrong oh you coulda wrong REST IN PEACE