Released: June 16, 1995
Songwriter: Michael Jackson
Producer: Michael Jackson
[Intro]
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us
Don't worry what people say, we know the truth
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us
Enough is enough of this garbage
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us
(Overlapping voices)
[Verse 1]
Skin head, dead head, everybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Bang bang, shot dead, everybody's gone mad
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Verse 2]
Beat me, hate me, you can never break me
Will me, thrill me, you can never kill me
Jew me, sue me, everybody do me
Kick me, kike me, don't you black or white me
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Post-Chorus]
Tell me, what has become of my life?
I have a wife and two children who love me
I am the victim of police brutality, now
I'm tired of being the victim of hate
You're ripping me of my pride, oh, for God's sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy, set me free
[Verse 3]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Trepidation, speculation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Black male, blackmail, throw the brother in jail
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Post-Chorus]
Tell me, what has become of my rights?
Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
I'm tired of being the victim of shame
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
You know, I really do hate to say it
The government don't wanna see
But if Roosevelt was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
[Verse 4]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Situation, speculation, everybody, litigation
Beat me, bash me, you can never trash me
Hit me, kick me, you can never get me
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Bridge]
Some things in life
They just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
[Verse 5]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Situation, segregation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Kick me, kike me, don't you wrong or right me
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us
Don't worry what people say, we know the truth
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us
Enough is enough of this garbage
All I want to say is that they don't really care about us
(Overlapping voices)
[Verse 1]
Skin head, dead head, everybody gone bad
Situation, aggravation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Bang bang, shot dead, everybody's gone mad
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Verse 2]
Beat me, hate me, you can never break me
Will me, thrill me, you can never kill me
Jew me, sue me, everybody do me
Kick me, kike me, don't you black or white me
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Post-Chorus]
Tell me, what has become of my life?
I have a wife and two children who love me
I am the victim of police brutality, now
I'm tired of being the victim of hate
You're ripping me of my pride, oh, for God's sake
I look to heaven to fulfill its prophecy, set me free
[Verse 3]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Trepidation, speculation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Black male, blackmail, throw the brother in jail
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Post-Chorus]
Tell me, what has become of my rights?
Am I invisible 'cause you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
I'm tired of being the victim of shame
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
You know, I really do hate to say it
The government don't wanna see
But if Roosevelt was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
[Verse 4]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Situation, speculation, everybody, litigation
Beat me, bash me, you can never trash me
Hit me, kick me, you can never get me
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
[Bridge]
Some things in life
They just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no
[Verse 5]
Skin head, dead head, everybody's gone bad
Situation, segregation, everybody, allegation
In the suit, on the news, everybody, dog food
Kick me, kike me, don't you wrong or right me
[Chorus]
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that they don't really care about us
more tracks from the album
Visionary: The Video Singles
- Billie Jean
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Leave Me Alone
- Rock with You
- You Are Not Alone
- In the Closet
- Remember the Time
- Heal the World
- Earth Song
- Black or White
- Bad
- Dirty Diana
- Stranger in Moscow
- Thriller
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Jam
- Beat It
- Smooth Criminal
- Blood on the Dance Floor
From the albums
- HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I (1995)
- They Don’t Care About Us - Single (1996)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (European Version) (2005)
- The Essential Michael Jackson (North American Version) (2005)
- Visionary: The Video Singles (2006)
- King Of Pop (German Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Hong Kong Collection) (2008)
- King Of Pop (Magyarország Kedvenc Dalai) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Greek Edition) (2008)
- King Of Pop (The Turkish Collection) (2008)
- King of Pop - The French Fans Selection (Deluxe Box Set) (2008)
- King of Pop (Edición Exclusiva Para España) (2009)
- King Of Pop (The Indian Collection) (2009)
- King Of Pop (The Taiwan Collection) (2009)
- Michael Jackson’s This Is It (2009)
- King Of Pop (The China Collection) (2009)
- Michael Jackson: The Experience (2010)
- The Indispensable Collection (2013)
- HIStory Continues (2018)
Michael Jackson popular songs
- Billie Jean
- Smooth Criminal
- They Don’t Care About Us
- Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
- Man in the Mirror
- Thriller
- Human Nature
- Beat It
- Dirty Diana
- Heal the World
- Bad
- Black or White
- Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough
- Earth Song
- P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
- Rock with You
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- You Are Not Alone
- Remember the Time
- You Rock My World
- Will You Be There
- Scream
- Off the Wall
- The Girl Is Mine