I can't blame you for tryin' With broken glass halos on your feet Free shoes, read books for every kid you meet Join the serenade on your street You better rest, then run You better rest, then run You better rest, then run 'Cos the brothers off the block never had that luck The courage to die for your people You better set those brothers free The courage to die for what you believe in Set those brothers free You better set those brothers free Read about King Street in the papers Liverpool dockers with desperate measures Determined destiny with broken by the bowed down bows And leather rifles look so mean Give 'em what they need You better rest, then run You better rest, then run 'Cos the brothers on the block never had no luck The courage to die for your people You better set those brothers free Father, son, and brother Together in unity Oh, you gotta set those brothers free As the flies go lowered your faithful soul Gotta reeducate the high streets joe You get a bullet in the back for all the promised beaten back You get a bullet in the back for all the promised beaten back You transcend street corner singer at the age of 22 Now what you gonna do And there's a junkie sunrise over Oakland Bridge And there's a junkie sunrise over Oakland Bridge And there's a junkie sunrise over Vauxhall Bridge And there's a junkie sunrise over Vauxhall Bridge You better rest, then run You better rest, then run You better rest, then run You better rest, then run 'Cos the brothers off the block never had no luck The courage to die for your people You better set those brothers free The courage to die for what you believe in Revolutionary, dead and buried He's a revolutionary, yeah He's a revolutionary Oh, he's a revolutionary
