I feel your pain
Says the man who's never felt the weight on his rich back
Oh
I feel your pain
Tell me how can you feel something when you're not in chains
Where, where do we go?
Can't afford to go back
Better yet, anything at all
We gave you everything in fields
What do we get paid in return?
Besides these handcuffs and these shields
For our minds are forever in fields
We share your pain
Say the folks who have their knees imprinted in our backs
Oh
You feel our pain
If that's the case can we switch places and relive our facts
Where, where do we go
Can't afford to go back
Better yet, anything at all
We gave you everything in fields
What do we get paid in return
Besides these handcuffs and these shields
For our minds are forever in
We gave you everything in fields
What do we get paid in return
Besides these handcuffs and these shields
For our minds are forever in fields
It's overwhelming
It's deep within
I live with racism everyday
To hear that, doesn't wash it away
But it says that someone recognizes
What we go through when we walk out our doors
And it's overwhelming