Little kid in a small town
I did my best just to fit in
Broke my heart on the playground
When they said I was different
Oh now
Now I'm all grown up and nothing has changed
Yeah, it's still the same
It's a hard life
On easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
If you think we live
in the land of the free
You should try to be
Black like me
We work day and night
For an old house and a used car
Just to live that good life It shouldn't be twice as hard
Oh now
Now I'm all grown up and nothing has changed
It's a hard life On easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
If you think we live in the land of the free
You should try to be
Oh,
Black
like me
Oh I know I'm not the only one
Oh I know I'm not the only one
Proud to be Black like me