Brian K. Lundy, Jr. - Somo

My friend the black boy

You don’t give a second a look

Let’s you think that he’s a cruel

Why you shakin'?

My friend the black boy

He gave his life for you, he did

I’ve got the proof, I’ve got some pics

And still you judge him

Should he hang up on the cross

Would that make you feel his loss

Need a book to show you how to feel right

Maybe I should say his name

Shout it out and make his claim

Give him light

I don’t see color, I see tone

And I think you got it wrong

Maybe when my daughter’s grown

The world would spin right

My friend the black boy

I’m so sorry I never called

You gave your life, you gave your all

You gave your all

I see you wishin' we had talked

About the times when we were young

Sittin' bored under the sun, a friend that I see as one

His name was-