NightMerica

I got sold a dream, and woke up with a nightmare
Call Dr. King, and tell him it ain't right here
They don't want no peace, wantin' us to fight, here
Ah, yeah, it's quite clear, yuh

I don't see races, I'm color blind
And I don't speak racist, I'm color mime
How come when we babies, our color fine?
But, somewhere along the way, man, we done lost our mind

I don't understand these technicalities
And, what exactly makes someone a special nationality
Take me, for example, you see, technically, I'm white
But let me get my summer tan on, you can't see that boy at night, right?
And please don't think I'm playin', 'cause I'm serious
I just play it off with sarcasm, 'cause I'm furious

Come on, ya'll, what year is this?
How long we been hearin' this?
Bickerin' 'bout pigment, man, I swear we sound so ignorant

Actually, we ignent, hatin' over pigment
As if anybody ever got to choose they pigment
And, if that ain't bad enough, we gonna teach our kids this
So generation after generation just relives this nightmare

'Cause, I got sold a dream, and woke up with a nightmare
Call Dr. King, and tell him it ain't right here
They don't want no peace, they wantin' us to fight, here
Ah, yeah, it's quite clear, but oh-oh, no

I ain't gon' hate, he saw love
I ain't gon' hate, he saw love
I ain't gon' hate
I ain't gon' hate
I ain't gon' hate, oh-oh, no
He saw love
Yeah, love
Uh, he saw love

But that what they want us to know, no
That ain't what they want us to see
They want when I see you, and you see me, we see enemies
You got yo' gun, I got my gun, and now we both thinkin' squeeze
They want us runnin' through these streets, just terrified of police, no peace

They rather white and blacks hate each other
Fight and act like some type of maniac
But I refuse, I refuse
I won't fall into that trap
Nah, I'm seein' shade through that
'Cause, if that's how we all react
Then we all lose, we all lose

Crushin' us, throwin' fuel on the fire with they lies and agendas
Strength in numbers,so they want us all divide
And I'm so tired of Facebook dissin'
You so tough, then face the system
Let's change our thinkin', 'til we 'rase this
Let's go

'Cause, I got sold a dream, and woke up with a nightmare
Call Dr. King, and tell him it ain't right here
They don't want no peace, wantin' us to fight, here
Ah, yeah, it's quite clear, but oh-oh, no

I ain't gon' hate, he saw love
I ain't gon' hate, he saw love
I ain't gon' hate
I ain't gon' hate
I ain't gon' hate, oh-oh, no

I got got sold a dream
Someone call Dr. King
They don't want no peace
Ah, yeah, it's quite clear, but oh-oh, no
He saw love

Man
How long we gon' keep trippin' over this?
The same obstacle, the same hurdle, the same issue, man
Damn, unh
Yo' skin is black, my skin is white, nah
We can't unite, we gon' fight
Oh, that's right
Yo' skin is white, my skin black
So miss me with yo' dafts, we s'posed to scrap
L-L-L Lord have mercy, controversy
E'rybody talkin' 'bout what's in my verses
And I don't even understand what I did wrong
'Cause, I just live my life, write it down, and put it to song
Way I see it, I done kept quiet way too long
'Cause, I done been had these feelings, now they way too strong
So I speak truth and love, 'til the hate is gone
Until the truth above comes down to take me home, gone