The Kids Are Quiet on Sharmon Palms

[Chorus]
You can't break me down
You can't break, can't break me down
You can't break me down
You can't break (na na na na na na), can't break me down

[Verse 1]
Sun sets on the west side, palm trees block the moon
Renegades with switchblades, the end is coming soon
Over the car in shackles, breath stinks of napalm
Itchy trigger finger and I'm reaching for his gun

[Chorus]
You can't break me down
You can't break, can't break me down
You can't break me down
You can't break (na na na na na na), can't break me down

[Verse 2]
Baseball bats swinging, shotguns cut through wood
Boys are coming up, we run my neighborhood
It's time to meet your maker, I'm no messenger of God
These kids ain't quiet, these kids on Sharmon Palms

[Chorus]
You can't break me down
You can't break, can't break me down
You can't break me down
You can't break (na na na na na na), can't break me down

[Bridge]
"You better watch yourself
Its gettin' hot around here
You better look over your shoulder man!
Yeah!"

[Verse 3]
Welfare checks are coming, only way to survive
Cocaine reps are running, now you gotta stay alive
Son, you've been mistaken, this is not where you belong
I looked at him right in his eyes, said "That's where you're fucking wrong!"

[Refrain]
You can't break me down
You can't break, can't break me down
You can't break me down
You can't break, can't break me down

[Chorus]
You can't break me down
You can't break, can't break me down
You can't break me down
You can't break (na na na na na na), can't break me down

[Outro]
You can't break me down
You can't break me down
You can't break me down