Black Like Me

Little kid in a small town I did my best just to fit in Broke my heart on the playground, mm 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 My daddy worked day and night For an old house and a used car, hm Just to live that good life, mm It shouldn't be twice as hard 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, oh, black like me Oh, oh oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh Oh, I know I'm not the only one, oh yeah Who feels like I, I don't belong It's a hard life on easy street Just white painted picket fences far as you can see And if you think we live in the land of the free Then you should try to be, oh, black like me Oh, and someday we'll all be free And I'm proud to be, oh, black like me And I'm proud to be black like me Proud to be black like me Black like me