Soon, soon, soon
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa
I'm a Dominican, born in the capital
Didn't stay long, had to go
Santo Domingo
My family was well off until the corruption llego
Either play dirty, or migrate to USA
They went and rolled number two, yeah
Made the right move
The next one in office
He found out and took out the whole crew
Mom and dad left everything that they knew
Trying to paint us a bigger view
Full of success, American dream
Big house and a fence
But nobody warned us about the fine print
And what it says, no
Pennsylvania via JFK
Followed Moises all the way
That's when you switched up on us
Politicking didn't translate
Everybody loved you outside
You ain't tell 'em how mom cried
Every time you put your hands on her
Couldn't stop you so I dialed 9
Bucks County out in Perkasie
One of very few minorities
Called the n-word as a youngin
Q-Town Elementary
Who taught 'em how to say that
Who taught 'em how to hate black
Black or brown, ain't matter to 'em
They would hang us on the same rack
Who am I?
4th grader, wasn't even 10
Had enough of being reticent
Told my teacher that I hate my skin
Barely welcomed, only tolerated
Linked together like we're segregated
Disregarded when I'm trying to explain it
Never felt welcome, had to fake it
Had to fake it when they would discriminate
And act like it was funny to their faces
So I wouldn't hit 'em with a raging anger
And be seen another violent colored kid
Didn't understand it in the moment
It was only God Himself who kept me going
Couldn't put it into words, I only felt it
The perpetuated narrative
What a shame I couldn't talk to you
Mama overwhelmed, struggling
I would try to apply your given lessons
But you never taught me anything
101 is where you should've stayed
Brought us here, then you ran away
The fine print said good luck
You were never cut out for the game
Who am I?
It only gets worse