Black Boy

Unashamed Thinks he’s famous Style is dangerous Nobody’s taking his shine A leopard coat Don’t watch folks A pink lunch box Said It’s cold but he never wears socks And he fights every single day Tryna find all the words I can to say to you Doesn’t care what the people say It doesn’t matter anyway The kid has got his own You give me joy Black boy I see the way you walk I hear the way you talk You give me joy Black boy I wonder if you know You give me hope for tomorrow Underrated But hair is faded Don’t need no saviour He’s his own friendly superhero He can flex With the best The system No you can’t take the shine from the son Still I fight every single day Trying to find the words I could say Just to you But it don’t matter (doesn’t matter anyway) Oh had I been told You give me Joy Black boy Yeah, yeah Joy (joy) Black boy (boy) You give me hope for tomorrow You give me Joy Black boy I see the way you walk I hear the way you talk You give me joy (Joy) Black boy I wonder if you know You give me hope for tomorrow Yeah you give me hope Black boy Yeah you give me hope You give me hope for tomorrow Yeah you give me hope Black boy Yeah you give me hope (come on) You give me hope for tomorrow You give me joy (you give me joy) Black boy (black boy) I see the way you walk (you are my sunshine) I hear the way you talk (you are my blue sky) You give me joy (you make me smile) Black boy (black boy) I wonder if you know You give me hope for tomorrow You give me joy --- Black Boy - Joel Culpepper