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Black Boy Joy
Central Park
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Why she acting threatened? What was she expecting?
She's living in the city, she should be used to weapons
She should be used to knives, she should be used to gauntlets
It's just a battle axe, what is your problem?
And this is something you can put your money on
It'd be a different reaction if he was honey blonde
He is a black boy and not a paper tiger
If his name was Tyler, if his features were lighter
You've got some nerve running from a young nerd
I'll have you know that your suspicions are unearned
And this is absurd
That this should even continue to be a concern
You're more than likely to be hurt by a sunburn than my son's sword
Somehow he's in the wrong? Well, what for?
Let's put it all on the table, make it above board
Instead of taking little black boy's joy
I'm replaying it again and again (dang)
It keeps happening again and again (dang)
How could this happen to him?
I keep replaying it again and again (in my mind)
This keeps happening again and again (in the world)
I knew that this would happen to him
You tryna take my little black boy's joy, so now we gotta talk
About other people's thoughts on how you walk
Don't get to be yourself 'cause you gotta care
About the color of your skin having people scared
Because that person over there, if they call the cops
It could be hands in the air
Then it's warning shots, we had a whole plan
Let him be a boy, not a grown man
Grrr, this stuff gets me so mad
See, this right here is a perfect example
Of why I wanna raise my kids in a literal castle
So they can be superheroes or pterodactyls
Or pretend to be wizards without being hassled
This is everybody's park
There shouldn't be different rules for everybody dark
And everybody should look in everybody's heart
Because nobody is free 'til everybody LARPs
It's a toy sword, hold it if you want to
Not gonna poison the well 'cause I don't want to
I'm not going to, I shouldn't have to
Take a little black boy's joy
I'm replaying it again and again (dang)
It keeps happening again and again (dang)
How could this happen to him?
I keep replaying it again and again
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