placed on the totem pole
 I got soul
 cause I'm a black man
 never sellin' crack and
 track the police
 the facts I release
 go straight through your ear to the mind
 listen  just cause this man is white I won't dis him
 I'll enlist him
 work with the system
 it's a big country
 aint nobody's flunky
 be cool  don't lose control
 cause a fool will scold someone else before himself
 there aint no need to be hurt
 proceed to be alert
 the seed is in the dirt
 when you aint got nowhere else to look you're gonna find 'em there
 and the time you shared
 time together
 maybe climb together
 but if it don't work out
 still don't doubt or pout
 it's out in the open
 hopin' that it aint scarin' ya
 this is made in America.
 [chorus:] "Made in America. Made where? Made in America.
 Made where? Made in America. Where dat at? Made in America"
 I'ma have it made in America
 paid in America
 bring about a raid in your area
 who's controllin' who?
 you controllon' you
 don't let noone tell you what to do
 you your own person
 I be thirstin' for more information to deal with the nation
 be forewarned
 the more informed you are will help you swarm the farther regions
 so please begin
 ask your elders
 I'm sure they'll tell ya
 where ya came from
 if ya brain's numb
 from wonderin'
 where did ya come from then
 ask your moms to drop the bomb
 just remember black is black
 no matter the shade
 just be glad that she gave birth to you
 it might hurt ya to
 but you gotta wonderful life
 so take it light, yo
 racial tensions
 makes ya fist tense
 it's a cinch when
 you don't get alarmed
 I'm strong and mighty
 just politely preparin' ya
 if ya made in America
 cause then they always fearin'
 ya need a strong foundation
 when ya placin' stationed in America.
 [Chrous