[Verse 1]
My friend the black boy
You don't give a second look
Let's you think that he's so 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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Should he hang up on the cross
Would that make you feel this loss?
Need a book to show you how to feel right

[Chorus]
Maybe I should say his name
Shout it out and make his claim
Give him light that you won't name
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I don't see color, I see tone
And I think you got it wrong
Maybe when my daughters grow
The world will spin right

[Verse 2]
My friend the black boy
I'm so sorry I never called
You gave your life, you gave your all
You gave your all
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I see you wishin' we had talked
About the times when we were young
Sittin' bored under the sun, a friend that I see one as one

[Outro]
And his name was—