Keep It Real?
A song for you
If I took away your language and your trust
And taught you to be ashamed of where you come from
Tell me now, how would you feel? How would you feel?
If I locked you up for a 100 years or more
Sold your children off like candy in a store
Come on now, let's keep it real, let's keep it real
If I made fun of your accent when you talk
But in the video your dialect I caught
Come on now, let's keep it real, let's keep it real
If I pat you on your head like you're a pet
("You're the most beautiful black woman I've ever seen")
Then I look surprised when you get all upset ("Oh, hell no")
Come on now, how would you feel? How would you feel?
If I told you now that my best friend is black ("Tyrone is my homeboy")
Say would you trust me more than you did two seconds back?
Come on now, let's keep it real, please keep it real
I forgive all of your ignorance of this
But my forgiveness does not let you off the hook
"Reparations" is the next song on my list
Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold it, stop! Stop this music! What's going on here?
Oh, I'm so sorry, we're not- no, that was a big mistake. (What's going on?)
We were not supposed to play that
If I took away your language and your trust
And taught you to be ashamed of where you come from
Tell me now, how would you feel? How would you feel?
If I locked you up for a 100 years or more
Sold your children off like candy in a store
Come on now, let's keep it real, let's keep it real
If I made fun of your accent when you talk
But in the video your dialect I caught
Come on now, let's keep it real, let's keep it real
If I pat you on your head like you're a pet
("You're the most beautiful black woman I've ever seen")
Then I look surprised when you get all upset ("Oh, hell no")
Come on now, how would you feel? How would you feel?
If I told you now that my best friend is black ("Tyrone is my homeboy")
Say would you trust me more than you did two seconds back?
Come on now, let's keep it real, please keep it real
I forgive all of your ignorance of this
But my forgiveness does not let you off the hook
"Reparations" is the next song on my list
Hold, hold, hold, hold, hold it, stop! Stop this music! What's going on here?
Oh, I'm so sorry, we're not- no, that was a big mistake. (What's going on?)
We were not supposed to play that
Credits
Writer(s): Georgia Anne Muldrow
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