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Black Man In America
October London
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Let me tell you a story, real life
Tell me what you know about it
Tell me what you know about me
I'm just a Black man trying to get to work
I'm just trying to feed my family
Here's my license and registration
And my two hands are on the wheel, yeah
I'm cooperating, I ain't really saying nothing
But still you won't let me live
Oh, yeah, it's hard
Hard to be a Black man
Black man in America
America
Oh, America
Oh, yeah, it's hard
Boss man outside the job
Smoking his Newport short
I can tell he's about to be up on some bullshit
I ain't got time for this
He said, "Boy, don't you know how to tell time?"
I said, "Boy, okay, I know I'm late"
I said, "I got pulled over, I apologize
I fit the description of a suspect today"
Oh, yeah, it's hard
Hard to be a Black man
Black man in America
America
Oh, America
Oh, yeah, it's hard
I come home to a woman who loves me
And don't see me as a nigga
'Cause I'm a provider, full-time, a food supplier, work for hire
There ain't no room for slack
Or ramen noodles cooking on the stove
I only make $8.50 an hour
I got an education but they'd rather see me struggle some more
Guess I just don't have the power
Oh, yeah, it's hard
Hard to be a Black man
A Black man in America
America
Oh, America
Oh, yeah, it's hard
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