All We Ever Did

This is for Mike Brown, Trayvon, and Sandra Bland
How can you still kill me when you see my hands
Hands up, don't shoot, we still shot down
Bang bang to my back or a knee in my neck when

All we ever did was be black, yeah yeah
All we ever did was be black, yeah yeah

All lives can't matter til the black ones do
That means the straight, gay, trans, and us women too
And if your past ain't clean that ain't no death sentence
Cause we all gotta life and it's worth living

All we ever did was be black, yeah yeah
All we ever did was be black, yeah yeah

I wrote this one for George Floyd, Freddie Gray, Breonna Taylor
She was killed while she was sleep and it's 3 month later
Her killers are still free, and they out on the streets
While her family still grieves and we still can't breathe

All we ever did was be black, yeah yeah
All we ever did was be black, yeah yeah

It's a shame, when a kid sees the police and he hides
You learn that when you're young
That color puts you on the wrong side

We gotta (Get it together)
We can do (We can do better)
Love (Love one another)
Love (Love one another)

All We Ever
All We Ever
All We Ever
All We Ever

Lift Evr'y Voice and Sing (All We Ever)
Til' Earth and Heaven ring (All We Ever)
Ring with the harmonies of Liberty (All We Ever)
Let our rejoicing rise (All We Ever)
High as the listening skies (All We Ever)
Let us march on til' victory is won (All We Ever)