Free from worry
Free from pain
Free from anything that wasn’t for me.
I prayed to be free like a bird so I could fly far, far away.
But when I opened my eyes I was still stuck in this decay.
See they started with my skin for it wasn’t of the same breed
My hair wasn’t black enough amongst those who shared my same creed
Seasons came and went and then I became accepted
Just a poor innocent child who never wanted to feel neglected
Those days still haunt my mind no matter how far I’ve come
Now I’m attacked for my independents thoughts in a war that’s not my own
And when I stand up for my fellow man, they still claim I’m not black
It seems like there’s no place for a mixed kid on either side of the tracks
I was born in oppression even though I choose not to live there
In my heart I just want to save my people from causing our own deaths
Why can’t we come together and unite for the empowering of our own
We can be who we want to be, we don’t have to follow anyone else’s road
Are our dreams really ours or what they want us to do?
If only we had the all answers on how to not be fools.
