[Intro]
Badge number?
Name?
You keep your hand on the radio
Like the question’s a crime
[Verse 1]
I’m on the curb with a phone held steady
You say “move back,” I say “I’m already”
Public sidewalk, daylight, plain view
I’m asking your name—what’s the problem with you?
You call me trouble, I call it a right
To watch what you do in the middle of the night
Your badge says serve, your voice says obey
So tell me who’s accountable at the end of the day
[Chorus]
Name and badge number—say it out loud
Rights don’t disappear in a uniformed crowd
Good guy, bad call, we can still bridge the gap
Talk straight, show your name, don’t hide behind the strap
Name and badge number—no smoke, no spin
If you’re here for the people, let the people in
[Verse 2]
I’m not your enemy for asking a question
Not a threat just because I’m recording the tension
You say “keep it moving,” I say “tell me why”
The truth doesn’t vanish when you bark at the sky
No need for a shove, no need for a scene
A name on the record keeps the meaning clean
If you’re the good guy, then make it plain
Give me the number, let the facts remain
[Bridge]
Good guy activist—same street, same air
You wear the badge, I’m the one standing there
Why not bridge the gap? Why turn this to war?
Say your name. Say your number. That’s what it’s for.
[Chorus]
Name and badge number—say it out loud
Rights don’t disappear in a uniformed crowd
Good guy, bad call, we can still bridge the gap
Talk straight, show your name, don’t hide behind the strap
Name and badge number—no smoke, no spin
If you’re here for the people, let the people in
[Outro]
Name.
Badge number.
Let the record show
We all have rights
Where the streetlights glow