This is just a song to say
That I'm proud for what they are
And I hope my world can take me

Half that far

Way back in mccarthy's day

My parents left the usa
Young rebellious lovers
They left behind a nation far too proud

And powerful to say
That love transcends all colors
Some black men turned against my father

Some white men turned against my mother
Each race has their place they all would say


And with a past so battle worn
And a future begging to be born
They found a life that's growing still today


And glancing thru the years
And living thru their fears

I hope they can accept my goals
A bit confused, a bit unclear


And all the years behind me now
Seem like a book I've read and yet somehow
I still don't understand all the words

All the black and all the white
That rest in me that make me fight
Remind me of all the knowledge left to learn

Still some black men turned against my father
Some white men turned against my mother
Each race has their place they all would say

With a past so battle worn
And a future begging to be born
They found a life that's growing still today


And glancing thru the years
And living thru their fears

I hope they can accept my goals
A bit confused, a bit unclear


This is just a song to say that I'm proud for what they are
And I hope my world can take me half that far