Chancy R. - Black Man Lyrics

Black man is it hard to be you is it hard to be
Oh black man is it hard to be you its gotta be

I was taught to hate myself and niggas that look like me
Endangered species fruit hangin from a tree
Im a thug in the movies and I'm a thief in the grocery store
Plus I gotta stay ballin or the women they won't love me no more
And to police I'm a killer armed or unarmed
They must think when I reach for my wallet its a napalm
They think I'm deaf dumb and blind but thats ok
Then that woman clutched her purse and it hurt in the worse way

Black man is it hard to be you is it hard to be
Is It hard to be black man is it hard to be you its gotta be
Gotta be black man is it hard to be you gotta be be
Oh black man is it hard to be you is it hard to be
Damn its gotta be

Shut up be a man just push that shit down
Down don't tell em how you feel you might look like a clown now
Dont express it suppress it and you might get by
Its the weakest thing to see a nigga cry cry
Cause ya mother never had the tools to raise a man
And ya father never wiped a tear or gave a damn
And if it hurts don't tell me cause then i might exploit it
Watch ya hang ya self on the tree of depression
We'll enjoy it Yea

Black man is it hard to be you is it hard to be
Hard to be black man is it hard to be you its gotta be
Gotta be black man is it hard to be you gotta be be
Oh black man is it hard to be you is it hard to be
Damn its gotta be

Theres no picture they can frame you in
Critically acclaimed you are
Look around and view the world you made
They all wanna be like you oh
Beautifully and wonderfully made
By a God that looks like you
So don't let them separate you from
Your homes take your place you gotta
Stare death in the face
Dont flinch or leave space for hate
Cause you gotta conquer all your fears
You gotta Hold sons and dry tears
You gotta show your daughters how to be loved
If not you then who
So take that pain and put it on his shoulders
Cause he's the only one that can hold it
Put that pain all in the fathers hands
Cause he can take your burden and make it light
Black Man