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Nothing To You


I ain't done nothing to you I ain't even looked at you funny All I ever done is be me and all you ever done is Hate me You hate me From the way I walk to the way I don't talk like you You tell me to look like you, dress like you To push off my culture and become yours You ain't ever let me be free Let me be free Take off my social chains and let me be Let me drink from any water fountain Sit on any seat in the bus I want Don't make me suffer the indignities of my ancestors Break this ugly pattern Break it Let my babies live in a world of no hate Stop perpetuating the hate Be better than your past For your sake and mine Let us be equal
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