Black In America

One life to live, there's no rehearsal
Black kid in America
Dreams of going commercial
Only probably purpose
If you ain't shooting the ball
Or shooting them all
Your whole life is considered worthless
Yeah, it sound elementary until you realise
That those are the only guys
That will get in the documentaries
Hoop in the penitentiary
The only available option
The lie that they feed to you like
A picture after they crop it
Change criminal, took the scene
Speaking but they don't mean it
We hurtin', we need a crutch shot, Terrence
I saw him bleeding media so misleading
They say our grass greener
But Eric was the gardener and I
Don't think that he's breathing
They shooting his hands up
It's clear the can't stand us
We started 2: 0 down
They told us stand back up
For what? 'Cause we ain't standing
For the same reasons
They say serve and protect but
They actions is misleading
The promise is deceiving
Definitions of change, the quality rearrange
No longer the same meaning so
I'm not gonna stand, speaking out is my plan
Defining the lives of a black man, this real
And if it don't sell all well
I catch L's on the lose and score like Odell
That's one life to live no rehearsal
American and I'm black and don't
Care if I go commercial
I'm certain, this is my purpose
If shooting the ball is all
I take it and miss long
And fear becoming worthless it's Dax