LIVING THE DREAM
They said that it could not be done
Yet we accomplished it, yes we won
They said that it is not about race
I say it is when I look at his face
They said that it is not black or white
I say it's both, in my eye sight
I say it's black, white, beige, and brown
I say it is all of us this time around
They said that Black people were no good
Now we have acknowledgement, as we all should
No longer placed on the proverbial black burner
There for the long hall, cutting no corners
We are still here, and not going nowhere
We've finally got a man, who actually cares
Cares about the race of humanity
The human race, as are we
They can make their comments, some rude and snide
We are not haters, we just have ethnic pride
I have pride when I see the man with my skin-tone
If I didn't, wouldn't it mean that I didn't love my own
Wouldn't it mean I didn't have pride for my daddy and mama
If I did not take pride in Barack and Michelle Obama
They said that it is not black or white
I say it's both in my eye sight.
I say it's black, white, beige, and brown
I say it is all of us this time around
I say it's time we change, change we need
Barack and Michelle Obama, and the Bidens' indeed
I just wish Daddy and Mama were here to see
A Black man in The White house, sweet victory
A father a mother and two smart young girls
A Black family of four just like in my world
I have pride when I see the man with my skin-tone
If I didn't, wouldn't it mean that I didn't love my own
Oh but I do, despite what they said of me
I'm proud of my African American ancestry
I say it's time we change, change we need
Barack and Michelle Obama, and the Bidens' indeed
When this change occurs, the angels will sing
along with Coretta Scott and Dr. Martin Luther King
Along with the ancestors, of me and for me
Sing out America we are living the dream
Sing out America we are living the dream
Praise God! America, let freedom ring!
From
"VICTIM! VICTORIOUS!"
Coming in February 2009
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By
Antoinette Denise Johnson
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