Will someone give me the details
About when men decided that they could control
The reproductive rights of a female

Spewing hatred towards the ladies
When none of them could ever have babies
Boasting shady so-called facts

Claiming they're doing god's work
But taking away more than they'll ever give back
So condemn your friends

For daring to step in to defend
And embrace their sexuality
But your bros can $#&@ as many women as they please

While failing to see the dichotomy
Between what they're doing and these women they're !@#% shaming
But whose fault is it really?

Will someone speak up so I know who I should be blaming

Because they told me I could hear freedom ring

And I could be anything
But they forgot to say unless you're a woman, black or gay
Because, hey, that's just the American way


And can someone tell me why it's $$#umed that because I'm black
I must smoke weed, do a little crack,

and eat so much fried chicken that I'm destined for a heart attack
But I wear 'old man' glasses and my pants high watered
But these Southern gentlemen still believe

That I want to rob their houses and $#&@ their daughters
I look like Erkel or Carlton but they'll still label me a crook
So, if it's like that, then for the record, real thugs read books

If they could only see that my own people give me the same dirty looks
For not being black enough
Or for my parents moving up

From the opportunities they took
I guess I'll never be off the hook


But they said I could hear freedom ring
And I could be anything
But they forgot to say unless you're a woman, black or gay

Because, hey, that's just the American way

So who has the right to say

That someone can't get married because they're gay
How can you expect respect if you handle things that way
You can't just punish others for not abiding by your beliefs

I know you want a Christian nation but look at what this country wants
versus what it really needs
You spend so much time teaching that being gay is wrong

That these kids can barely read, do simple math, or pay attention for too long
I won't apologize, because if I said it then I meant it
And if you've got a problem with that

we'll take it out back and get you acquainted with the cement, kid

Because they said I could hear freedom ring

And I could be anything
But they forgot to say unless you're a woman, black or gay
Because, hey, that's just the American way