Some years ago I was in my apartment on NW Couch Street, listening with a friend to Public Enemy:

I got a letter from the government
The other day
I opened and read it
It said they were suckers
They wanted me for their army or whatever
Picture me given' a damn - I said never

At that point my friend turned to me and said, “You know, I don’t think he really said that.”

”No?” This man knew the lyrics to the song by heart. How many hours had he put into examining it? Who knew it better amongst us? Who better to provide the critical exegesis?

“I don’t think he really said that to the government.”