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RUN


When you have no where else to go RUN Everyone is coming down on you RUN selfish acts brutal come backs RUN Counting down my time left till I die RUN Changing my appearance to appease the whites RUN Don't know if this is a trap or a lie RUN Fight for what I believe in or be ashamed RUN For a little while things can be okay Stay Momma used to tell me everything that's worth your time is worth fighting for Stay I know what's worth my time is worth dying for Stay Blacks and whites can be one once more? Stay I don't want to RUN any longer I'll stay We can fight side by side one day? I'll stay No longer going to be labeled as a negro I'll fight Die for my country die for my rights I'll die Home where I belong and where I feel safe I'm home and I will not run any more
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