Sit down

Let me talk to you real quick

Young man, young man

Got the heart of a lion and the drive of a wild horse

Young man, young man

Better watch how you step when you step off the front porch

Your granddad done went through hell

Don′t take for granted what he built

Young man, young man

If you don't know your roots

Then you don′t know what you stand for

Proud to be a black man

Livin' in the land of the brave and the free

Yeah, I'm all-American

And that American dream ain′t cheap

We′ve come a long way

Still got a long way to go

When you're livin′ as a black man

It's a different kinda ′merican dream

It's a different kinda ′merican dream

One man, one man

Put his life on the line for the folks tryna break chains

One man, one man

Rode in deep in the streets with a dream just to make change

One man, one man

Still in the field, had to kneel for the same thing

Run man, run man

You know we ain't done yet

Proud to be a black man

Livin' in the land of the brave and the free

Yeah, I′m all-American

And that American dream ain′t cheap

We've come a long way

Still got a long way to go

When you′re livin' as a black man

It′s a different kinda 'merican dream

It′s a different kinda 'merican dream

A lot of people die for the flag

A lot of people lie for the flag

Seen a lot of songs for the flag

Do a lot of wrong for the flag

Some people can't breathe for the flag

Had to take a knee for the flag

I really wanna ride for the flag

But I gotta keep an eye on the flag

Yeah, with skin black as night

A black boy runs for his life

Chased down by the hounds of a checkered past, oh-oh

Objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes

And blue and white lights dancing off your skin

As he dances in the wind

His ways, black saves, black blood

Black love, black blood, black love

Black love, black love, black love, black love

White man, white man

Could you spare a little change

′Cause there′s change at the front door?

White man, white man

Can you do it right, man?

Proud to be a black man

Livin' in the land of the brave and the free

Yeah, I′m all-American

And that American dream ain't cheap

We′ve come a long way

Still got a long way to go

When you're livin′ as a black man

It's a different kinda 'merican dream

We′ve come a long way (we pledge allegiance)

Still got a long way to go (look at how they treat us)

(They turn around and beat us)

(I guess we all fighting for the ′merican dream)

It's a different kinda ′merican dream

We've come a long way (we′ve come a long way)

Still got a long way to go (but we've got a long way)

When you′re livin' as a black man (oh-oh)

It's a different kinda ′merican dream

American dream