Jackpot

You can take that pepper spray
With a grain of salt
If it happened yesterday
Then it's not my fault

'Cause me, I could run with any crowd
Though I'd hate to brag
I can leave my house without
A target on my back

So thank you mom & dad
You sure did do me right
I really hit the jackpot
When I came out white

The fact's my past's a proud one
And my future is bright
Daddy that was awful savvy
Making me white, alright

Raised me just like good folks should
Gave me all the tools
Like that nice safe neighborhood
And those nice clean schools

Now I'm paid quite handsomely
Though I'd hate to boast
But I'm free from sea to sea
Ya see, from coast to coast

So thank you mom & dad
You sure did make me right
I really hit the jackpot
When I came out white

I won't be called a traitor
Just for putting up a fight
Golly that was so smart mommy
Making me white, alright

And while I'm in the mood for gratitude
Must say I'm overjoyed
By your decision, your grand vision
To have me be a boy

And as if that wasn't enough lovin' to love
How kind it was back then
To raise me as an
Upper-middle-class American

So I look back on my life
Clearly as I can
Take a deep breath, tell my wife
Listen, here's the plan

We're gonna not change anything
Not one stripe, one star
Pray our kids are born to win
With skin that looks like ours

And they'll say
Thank you mom & dad
You sure did make us right
We really hit the big time
When we came out white

It's so damn nice to not get shot
For stepping outside
We really dodged a bullet
When we came out white, alright!