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