So is that who I am?

So is that who I am? To be stereotyped just from my interest. Is that who I am? The one who's labeled just for being me. You see I'm not the one to complain Being a strong black man as myself But when It comes down to saying what I can't do Just because I'm black Then homeboy you are truly mistaken We've came too far to be put back in the same boat Still They don't see that, They see the negative "Can we ride the bus" "No, you're black" "Let's go and get a better education" "Sorry, you're colored" The cycle seemed like it would never end And now, now that times have changed it seems as if we discriminate ourselves "Drink that purple drank" "Eat that watermelon" "Join that gang" "Ruin your life" Because you are black! But Enough is Enough! We Are Human! But it seems like that happens anyway That we must pay, truth to say, Because we are black But, I guess you have that power To say who I can and cannot be To say what I can and cannot do Being an African-American Never felt so alive in my life, or just controlled When all else fails, you are right I am wrong I'll just sit back, look up, and ask... So is that who I am?