Lyrics To a Black Boy - Danger Mouse, Murs

To a Black Boy - Danger Mouse, Murs
Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song To a Black Boy, artist - Danger Mouse. Album song The Free Design: The Now Sound Redesigned, in the genre Иностранный рок
Date of issue: 21.12.2008
Record label: Blue Scholars, Light in the Attic
Song language: English

To a Black Boy

Dear Marcus
I know it’s been hard times
Since they made you the victim of this so called crime
Kinda snatched you out the game of life, in your prime
They already took one
We won’t let them take nine
Since birth it seems like the deck was stacked against you to fail
With your father not there
Mom’s in and out of jail
But you saw through it all and you chose to excel
I can’t see why they chose to lock you in a cell
Well I’m prayin' that you’re free by the time you get this
Never known a convict with a 3.96
GPA, but in rural GA
Black boys havin' sex with white girls, no way
In any other state?
It would have been okay
For two high school teens to have sexual relations
But at age 15, pssssssst, that’s molestation
In the great state of Georgia and I really feel for ya
She was only three months away from being sixteen
You a few months away from achievin' your dreams
All American
Played on the football team
Accepted into Vanderbilt, a scholar in the making
And the jury saw fit to acquit you of the raping
After only fifteen minutes of deliberation
What’s the state of our nation when the laws ain’t in check?
Got you servin' ten years for consentual sex?!
I’m perplexed and ashamed at the games that playin'
Tryin' to keep a young man from his life and education
Not to mention family, you’ve been with since age ten
Regardless of your race, they loved you and took you in
So let your struggle make you great, don’t let it make you hate
Know we won’t stop workin' till we free from them gates
Much love and respect, hold your head God bless
From the bottom of my heart
M-U-R-S

Share lyrics:

Write what you think about the lyrics!

Other songs of the artist:

NameYear
Black (feat. Norah Jones) ft. Daniele Luppi, Norah Jones 2011
Lookin' Fly ft. will.i.am 2008
Two Against One (feat. Jack White) ft. Daniele Luppi, Brian Burton, Jack White 2011
Season's Trees (feat. Norah Jones) ft. Daniele Luppi, Brian Burton, Norah Jones 2011
Intro 2004
Space Hos ft. MF DOOM, Danger Mouse 2005
Kyoto Song ft. Danger Mouse 2021
She Needs Me ft. Dom Kennedy, Murs 2010
Benzi Box ft. CeeLo Green, MF DOOM, Danger Mouse 2005
Zones ft. Murs 2014
Little Girl ft. Sparklehorse, Brian Burton, Julian Casablancas 2010
My Own Parade ft. Murs 2014
Crosshairs ft. MF DOOM, Danger Mouse 2005
Sofa King ft. MF DOOM, Danger Mouse 2005
You Again ft. Murs 2014
Everytime I’m With You ft. Sparklehorse, Jason Lytle 2010
Revenge (Feat. The Flaming Lips) ft. Sparklehorse, The Flaming Lips 2010
Drunk Dial ft. Murs, Grieves 2014
Old School Rule ft. Talib Kwell, MF DOOM, Danger Mouse 2005
The Rose With The Broken Neck (feat. Jack White) ft. Daniele Luppi, Jack White 2011

Artist lyrics: Danger Mouse
Artist lyrics: Murs