Somebody's Sons Songtext
von Eddie Palmieri

Hey, hey, hey, peace, brothers
I′m talkin' about all of you out there
You see, we came here today to let you know
To let you know that somebody cares
Somebody cares about you
Oh, yes, we do
So that′s why I'm askin' you to hold on
Just hold on
′Cause one day everything′s gonna be alright
Oh, yes, it is You see, 'cause no matter who you are and what you′ve done
Everybody gotta realize that you're still a man
You′re still a man
You see, and nothin' on this earth is ever gonna change it
Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no
Like a castle on a hill
Oh, but no maidens in the tower
And slowly time passed through the hourglass
Where fear is the man of the hour, Lord
Oh, yes, he is

Can′t you feel the moanin' and the groanin' now?
Give a listen to the prayer
Should man really have to suffer, tell me
Do they really, really, really belong there?


I don′t care what you say
People shouldn′t be treated that way
I don't know what they′ve done
But they're all somebody′s son
I said, I don't care what you say
People shouldn′t be treated that way
I don't know what they've done
But they′re all somebody′s son
But they're all somebody′s son

You see, dignity was once a reality
But who's really free?
Not you, and certainly not me
Is that the way it′s supposed to be, brother?
Is that the way it's supposed to be?

I don′t care what you say
People shouldn't be treated that way
I don't know what they′ve done
But they′re all somebody's son
I said, I don′t care what you say
People shouldn't be treated that way
No, I don′t know what they've done
But they′re all somebody's son
But they're all somebody′s son

I don′t care what you say
People shouldn't be treated that way
I don′t know what they've done
But they′re all somebody's son
I said, I don′t care what you say
People shouldn't be treated that way
I don't know what they′ve done
But they′re all somebody's son
But they′re all somebody's son

Listen, society forces us into these conditions
Reflection of our fears for years and years and years
You see, walls does not a prison make
So for heaven′s sake, tear it down

I don't care what you say
People shouldn′t be treated that way
I don't know what they've done
But they′re all somebody′s son
I said, I don't care what you say
People shouldn′t be treated that way
I don't know what they′ve done, done
But they're all somebody′s son
But they're all somebody's son

Tear it down, tear it down
Tear it down, tear it down
Tear it down, tear it down
(Tear it down, tear it down)

(Tear it down, tear it down)

I don′t care what you say, I don′t care
I don't care what you say, I don′t care
I don't care what you say, I don′t care
I don't care what you say, I don′t care
I don't care what you say, I don't care
I don′t care what you say, I don′t care
I don't care what you say, I don′t care
(Tear it down, tear it down)
I don't care what you say, I don′t care
(Tear it down, tear it down)
I don't care what you say, I don′t care

Oh yeah, somebody oughta tell them
We don't need a rock

I don't care what you say, I don′t care
I don′t care what you say, I don't care
I don′t care what you say, I don't care
I don′t care what you say

Mmm, that's Baptist, you see
Mmm, mmm
And ooh, yeah, na na na na
Mmm, ooh
Mmm, mmm, oh
Oh, it′s gonna be alright

Everybody, come on, let's hear it for Eddie Palmieri, Jimmy
Norman, and the Harlem River Drive, cookin', truly cookin′