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willie jones - american dream lyrics

[verse 1]
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 h+ll
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

[verse 2]
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
[chorus]
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

[bridge]
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

[interlude]
with skin black as night
a black boy runs for his life
facedown by the hounds of a [?]
objectified, commodified, and scrutinized by blue eyes
and blue and white lights dancing off his skin
as he dances in the wind
[?], black saves, black blood
black love, black blood, black love
black love, black love, black love, black love
[verse 3]
white man, white man
could you spare a little change
cuz it’s change at the front door
white man, white man
can you do it right man

[chorus]
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)
it’s a different kind of ‘merican dream (i guess we all [?])
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 to go)
when you’re livin’ as a black man (oh oh oh)
it’s a different kinda ‘merican dream

- willie jones lyrics

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