Señor Oficial

Mr. officer, let me sing my song
Mr. officer, let me be who I am
Mr. officer, understand that you did things long ago
The things I do today

Mr. officer, don't say I'm a thief
Mr. officer, nor that I'm a thug
Mr. officer, better say I'm a singer
Who does it from the heart, Mr. officer

Come, I want to talk to you and tell you
What I think and I won't lie to you
Because I want you to explain in this conversation
Why people judge others without reason

Mr. officer, why do your people chase
The rappers who perform on stage
We're at the party and they send him to turn it off
Without knowing that I'm singing to help my mother

And why?
Why if I go to the corner, they want to turn me around
If I go to the neighborhood, they think I'm going to buy
If I drive my car, you tell me to stop
Why if I turn on the equipment or they see me with a cell phone

They judge me as if I did something wrong
I just rap, because that's what I wanted
Now I do this so people analyze
And listen to the chorus that says

Mr. officer, let me sing my song
Mr. officer, let me be who I am
Mr. officer, understand that you did things long ago
The things I do today

Mr. officer, don't say I'm a thief
Mr. officer, nor that I'm a thug
Mr. officer, better say I'm a singer
Who does it from the heart

Now I want to speak to explain to those people
Who criticize us, but don't speak directly
Those who say that the youth is going astray
And blame the rapper appearing in videos

(But that's wrong), that's why I raise my voice
Because we are all equal in God's eyes
They want to blame us for the problems they have
Ignoring that on the street, those who get lost do so because they want to

(And I don't know) I don't know why people still think the same today
They say my haircut and my screens are wrong
If I dress with my style, they won't let me into the pub
And when I enter a store, they think I'm going to rob

Parents don't let their children listen
To the underground, because they think they will be harmed
But they just want to express themselves like Eddie
Who is now going to sing

I'm upset about all the things I'm seeing
Like drugs and people dying today
But it also angers me to hear people saying
That it's our fault what's happening

My mother says what I'm doing is very good
My father says that in rap, I'm wasting my time
And the neighbors say I'm going crazy
But I'm just young and living

Mr. officer
I don't want to attack you
But I want to explain
That there's no difference in speaking

You say crowd and I say crew
You say white weapon and I say knife
You say relax, but I say have fun
You say I'm going for a walk and I say I'm going to hang out

You say agitated, but I say hyped
You say ambush, but I say caught
You say shooting and I say shooting
You say looking for trouble and I say messing around

You say influence, I say talk or 4-15
You say marijuana, but I say since
You say women, we say girls
But they're all the same words

Mr. officer, let me sing my song
Mr. officer, let me be who I am
Mr. officer, understand that you did things long ago
The things I do today

Mr. officer, don't say I'm a thief
Mr. officer, nor that I'm a thug
Mr. officer, better say I'm a singer
Who does it from the heart, Mr. officer