The Times

I remember growin' up in school
I was thinkin' that it would be cool
Instead of the life that I had
If I grew up bein' black
Maybe we wouldn’t be so racist
If we all just traded places
Maybe we wouldn’t be so blind
If we had each other’s eyes
I say you’re my brother
I think what I am saying that I speak
Is really apparently true
I don’t think I love you
I’ve been on a mission, I’ve been on the grind
I don’t wanna be a victim of the times
We’re all goin' through things, please don’t lose your minds
It’s so hard to keep when you’re living in the times
Living in the times, l-living in the times
We’re all goin' through things, please don’t lose your minds
It’s so hard to keep when you’re living in the times
No man is an island
Please believe, I’ve tried it
We ain’t gon' last
If we don’t look out for each other
If it isn’t your mama’s son
It could still be your brother
We all got the same Father
Doesn’t matter your color
Sometimes we’re too blind to see it
Just believe it
If He can dream it
We can dream it
We can achi-i-i-ieve it
I said it, I mean it
I’ve been on a mission, I’ve been on the grind
I don’t wanna be a victim of the times
We’re all goin' through things, please don’t lose your minds
It’s so hard to keep when you’re living in the times
Living in the times, l-living in the times
We’re all goin' through things, please don’t lose your minds
It’s so hard to keep when you’re living in the times
An artist’s duty, as far as I’m concerned, is to reflect the times
I’ve been on a mission, I’ve been on the grind
I don’t wanna be a victim of the times
We’re all goin' through things, please don’t lose your minds
It’s so hard to keep when you’re living in the times
Living in the times, l-living in the times
We’re all goin' through things, please don’t lose your minds
It’s so hard to keep when you’re living in the times