Young Black Man-Child
you only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Whey they killed you, we've just gotta know
Young Black Man-Child
You only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Why you had to die, we've just gotta know
They say you committed a crime
cause you created beauty out of the grime
They say you committed a crime
but you created a rainbow out of the grime
With every stroke, with every spray of paint
the gloom seemed to disappear
You colored a canvas out of despair
The gloom seemed to disappear
You washed away some of the misery
and they took you away in cold brutality
You washed away some of the misery
and they took you away in cold brutality
Who are these messengers of death
who tried, convicted, and sentenced you
Who are these messengers of death
who laid to rest dreams you tried to make true
Just a young Black Man-Child
You only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Why you had to die, we've just gotta know
The evidence is in
It was the blue-suited men
who murdered you without a cause
and they're protected by the law
yes they're protected by the law
When we think of you
we're filled with rage
and we gotta take a stand
When we think of you
we're filled with pain
cause this can never happen again
Young Black Man-Child
You only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Why you had to die, we won't stop until we know...
you only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Whey they killed you, we've just gotta know
Young Black Man-Child
You only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Why you had to die, we've just gotta know
They say you committed a crime
cause you created beauty out of the grime
They say you committed a crime
but you created a rainbow out of the grime
With every stroke, with every spray of paint
the gloom seemed to disappear
You colored a canvas out of despair
The gloom seemed to disappear
You washed away some of the misery
and they took you away in cold brutality
You washed away some of the misery
and they took you away in cold brutality
Who are these messengers of death
who tried, convicted, and sentenced you
Who are these messengers of death
who laid to rest dreams you tried to make true
Just a young Black Man-Child
You only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Why you had to die, we've just gotta know
The evidence is in
It was the blue-suited men
who murdered you without a cause
and they're protected by the law
yes they're protected by the law
When we think of you
we're filled with rage
and we gotta take a stand
When we think of you
we're filled with pain
cause this can never happen again
Young Black Man-Child
You only stayed for a little while
It was much too soon for you to go
Why you had to die, we won't stop until we know...
Contributed by Bernart Bartleby - 2020/4/4 - 15:57
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