Anothe Long Day
Why George Floyd had to have
A knee on his neck
For Black Lives Matter
To be a Phrase you could respect
Racism is a system
This you gotta accept
If we're to ever have a chance
To mitigate its effects
And ultimately drown it out
Till it no longer draws breath
Fair and equal treatment's
All we honestly expect
Make no mistake
It's embedded in everything
Even as we pledge allegiance
In the anthem that we sing
Is it Justice for all
Or only Justice for ya'll
Hypocrisy is bound to
Bring about our downfall
No one is free
Unless we're all free
That's Fannie Lou Hamer talking
You ain't gotta take it from me
It's another long day
And there's soldiers
In our neighborhood
Brothers and sisters
Can't we shine in the light
It's another long
Another long day
How many times
Have we wished this away
It's been A long time coming
We've been cooking like Sam
Now the Kettle is boiling over
All you did was burn your hands
In an effort to suppress
Inescapable progress
Ya'll on the wrong side of history
That should be obvious
Dylan said, The times
They are A-changing
I'll know that's true
When Breonna's killers
Facing arraignment
We in it to win it
Too tired of losing
If justice ain't what we pursuing
Then what the hell we doing
Is it Justice for all
Or only Justice for ya'll
Hypocrisy is bound to
Bring about our downfall
No one is free
Unless we're all free
That's Fannie Lou Hamer talking
You ain't gotta take it from me
It's another long day
And there's soldiers
In our neighborhood
Brothers and sisters
Can't we shine in the light
It's another long
Another long day
How many times
Have we wished this away
Why George Floyd had to have
A knee on his neck
For Black Lives Matter
To be a Phrase you could respect
Racism is a system
This you gotta accept
If we're to ever have a chance
To mitigate its effects
Is it Justice for all?
Or only Justice for ya'll
Hypocrisy is bound to
Bring about our downfall
No one is free
Unless we're all free
That's Fannie Lou Hamer talking
You ain't gotta take it from me
It's another long day
And there's soldiers
In our neighborhood
Brothers and sisters
Can't we shine in the light
It's another long
Another long day
How many times
Have we wished this away
A knee on his neck
For Black Lives Matter
To be a Phrase you could respect
Racism is a system
This you gotta accept
If we're to ever have a chance
To mitigate its effects
And ultimately drown it out
Till it no longer draws breath
Fair and equal treatment's
All we honestly expect
Make no mistake
It's embedded in everything
Even as we pledge allegiance
In the anthem that we sing
Is it Justice for all
Or only Justice for ya'll
Hypocrisy is bound to
Bring about our downfall
No one is free
Unless we're all free
That's Fannie Lou Hamer talking
You ain't gotta take it from me
It's another long day
And there's soldiers
In our neighborhood
Brothers and sisters
Can't we shine in the light
It's another long
Another long day
How many times
Have we wished this away
It's been A long time coming
We've been cooking like Sam
Now the Kettle is boiling over
All you did was burn your hands
In an effort to suppress
Inescapable progress
Ya'll on the wrong side of history
That should be obvious
Dylan said, The times
They are A-changing
I'll know that's true
When Breonna's killers
Facing arraignment
We in it to win it
Too tired of losing
If justice ain't what we pursuing
Then what the hell we doing
Is it Justice for all
Or only Justice for ya'll
Hypocrisy is bound to
Bring about our downfall
No one is free
Unless we're all free
That's Fannie Lou Hamer talking
You ain't gotta take it from me
It's another long day
And there's soldiers
In our neighborhood
Brothers and sisters
Can't we shine in the light
It's another long
Another long day
How many times
Have we wished this away
Why George Floyd had to have
A knee on his neck
For Black Lives Matter
To be a Phrase you could respect
Racism is a system
This you gotta accept
If we're to ever have a chance
To mitigate its effects
Is it Justice for all?
Or only Justice for ya'll
Hypocrisy is bound to
Bring about our downfall
No one is free
Unless we're all free
That's Fannie Lou Hamer talking
You ain't gotta take it from me
It's another long day
And there's soldiers
In our neighborhood
Brothers and sisters
Can't we shine in the light
It's another long
Another long day
How many times
Have we wished this away
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