Sideways

I thought that this was the year
2020 now my vision is clear
Taking the win
Cuz too many Ls were taken by a lot of us here
Loved ones with young ones
Used to see, now disappeared
What can we do
And how do we switch up the gears
Like,
what happened to the love
And don't even talk about trust
Turning to my girl while we're watching the news
Ask her, tell me do they think about us
Think about what, think about me
Think how I'm feeling out on these streets
Cold sweat running when I see the police
Or will I wake up from a bad dream (dream)

Situation on my mind
It's like I can feel my heart break
See we're talking 'bout our lives
Not just talking 'bout a bad day
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah
Don't be looking at me sideways
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah
And don't be looking at me sideways

Aggh
They say the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
But in this world, it seems
The blacker the person the more they must prove
Follow the rules, if not
Find your head in a noose
That's why we can never hit snooze
They don't want us to play
'Cause there's so much to lose
Hold up
They say the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice
So how comes it seems
The blacker the person the more the abuse
Knee in our neck, gun in our face
Like we've got nothing to lose
Blame it on fear
Saying you're scared
Like we are not suffering too

Situation on my mind
It's like I can feel my heart break
See we're talking 'bout our lives
Not just talking 'bout a bad day
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah
Don't be looking at me sideways
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah
And don't be looking at me sideways

More love
Less hate
We're tryna make the world great
For the first time
In our time
So the next Gen won't live our lives
No protests
No deaths
Ways out of the projects
You see me as a black man
But treat me with respect
One race
One life
One earth
Our time
Make moves
Stop chatter
The only way that we all matter
No wars
No nukes
What's there even to dispute
The world is in need of saving
From our
Misuse

Situation on my mind
It's like I can feel my heart break
See we're talking 'bout our lives
Not just talking 'bout a bad day
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah
Don't be looking at me sideways
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah
And don't be looking at me sideways
Situation on my mind
(On my mind yeah yeah)
It's like I can feel my heart break (heart break)
See we're talking 'bout our lives
(See we're talking)
Not just talking 'bout a bad day
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah (so don't be looking no)
Don't be looking at me sideways (sideways)
So don't be looking at my
Ah yeah (so don't be looking no-oo)
Don't be looking at me sideways