Why? Why can’t I walk in the streets of New York City and
Get looked at or stopped because
The way that I act, or the way that I dress because
The Color of My Skin.

Why? Why I’m I far more likely than a white boy to get incarcerated and
Society is colorblind because
I’m racially targeted because
The Color of My Skin.

Why? Why if Jim Crow Laws were abolished and
There’s a black President because
There should be no discrimination because
The Color of My Skin

And Why? Why should I strive to be better in life and
Look back to my ancestors past because
I need to learn from it to progress because
THE COLOR OF MY SKIN.