Only I Can Sing This Song

[Verse 1]
I could always run to you whenever I was feelin' blue
You would always see to stop my cryin'
You were sunshine in my garden
You would keep my rose from dyin'

[Verse 2]
Until one day, a stranger came, rest his hat
Sit at my seat at the breakfast table, lord, have mercy
That was when you told me I had to go
The things he could give you, lord, I wasn't able
But lookie here

[Verse 3]
Then you said "I wanna thank you
But I know you can understand, can't you?"
'Cause I have sit and watched a future pass me by
But I never will forget what my own mother told me
She said "Son, evеn though I doubt, start all over"
Yes she did, y'all
"But if you grow wеak along the way
You can always come back home
And rest on mama's shoulder"
Dress your hair, baby

[Verse 4]
She said "Son, there was your lesson
But don't forget a-ever
Say you count your many blessing", yeah
Yes you can, oh
The race you are you didn't win
The reason was the color of your skin, oh lord
Woah-oh, oh I, woah
Somebody out there oughta know what I mean