In recent events I catch myself reliving the confused mind of
a child…
Rehashing memories I haven’t had in quite long while
I saw the division but didn’t understand why
The things we couldn’t do could make a grown man cry
Be careful how when and where you walk down the street
In the building and on the bus take the back seat
To quench your thirst be careful where you drink
To clean your hands don’t use the wrong sink
When there’s an ache in your back and your feet are sore
You can visit the doctor but go in the back door
That ol’ Jim Crow could deliver quite a blow
Causing more pain than some will ever know
So many more divisions left to be told
Like getting your food from a little square hole
These divisions were confusing in the mind of a child
They were far from humble meek and mild
How could these divisions equal justice for all
When they stripped a man of his pride and were designed to make him crawl
They got upset when a player took a knee
Didn’t try to understand his somber reality
From blind ignorance they will never see
These confusing divisions were not how God intended things to be
Don’t get us wrong in our quest to be heard
Symbolic gestures are sometimes stronger than words
It's not that we disrespect our country and the flag
We just don’t want to treated like a dirty old rag
Stop the brutality the divisions and the strife
So we can work together for a divine peaceful life
"Together we stand-divided we fall"
How can we make this a nation where there’s really justice for all...
I saw the division but didn’t understand why
The things we couldn’t do could make a grown man cry
Be careful how when and where you walk down the street
In the building and on the bus take the back seat
To quench your thirst be careful where you drink
To clean your hands don’t use the wrong sink
When there’s an ache in your back and your feet are sore
You can visit the doctor but go in the back door
That ol’ Jim Crow could deliver quite a blow
Causing more pain than some will ever know
So many more divisions left to be told
Like getting your food from a little square hole
These divisions were confusing in the mind of a child
They were far from humble meek and mild
How could these divisions equal justice for all
When they stripped a man of his pride and were designed to make him crawl
They got upset when a player took a knee
Didn’t try to understand his somber reality
From blind ignorance they will never see
These confusing divisions were not how God intended things to be
Don’t get us wrong in our quest to be heard
Symbolic gestures are sometimes stronger than words
It's not that we disrespect our country and the flag
We just don’t want to treated like a dirty old rag
Stop the brutality the divisions and the strife
So we can work together for a divine peaceful life
"Together we stand-divided we fall"
How can we make this a nation where there’s really justice for all...
Stop the brutality the divisions and the strife
So we can live together in a divine peaceful life
This is why God made His pick
When He chose the courage of Colin Kaepernick
This is why God made His pick
When He chose the courage of Colin Kaepernick
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...and he's not alone
(Photo courtesy of The Washington Post)
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