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Little black girl |
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This is a song for you |
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In case the world is busy |
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And forgets to sing to you |
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They've more important ships to sail |
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Like building malls and saving whales |
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So they don't see |
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That you're the real endangered species |
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Little black girl |
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Can't always believe what you see |
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It doesn't mean you're dumb |
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Just 'cause no one smart looks like you on TV |
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That foul mouthed lady on the news |
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In her house shoes and curlers isn't you |
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Nor an indication of what you should aspire to |
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'Cause it's a minor miracle just to make your graduation |
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When nowhere in your world is there a hint of validation |
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This is not political, it's personal |
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My empathy runs deep |
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'Cause you see, it happened to me |
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So little black girl |
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This is a song for you |
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May not be too much |
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But it's the least that I could do |
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'Cause when I look into your eyes |
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I see myself and that is why |
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I give you this and pray it saves you |
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From feeling like I did |
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Little black girl, little black girl |
