#Americans #Blacks
It would be nice In any case, To someday meet you Face to face Walking down
I would liken you To a night without stars Were it not for your eyes. I would liken you To a sleep without dreams
Only dumb guys fight. If I wasn’t dumb I wouldn’t be fightin’. I could make six dollars a day On the docks
I am God— Without one friend, Alone in my purity World without end. Below me young lovers
I am your son, white man! Georgia dusk And the turpentine woods. One of the pillars of the temple f… You are my son!
I will take you heart. I will take your soul out of your… As though I were God. I will not be satisfied With the touch of your hand
I could take the Harlem night and wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a cr… Take the Lenox Avenue busses, Taxis, subways,
Remember The days of bondage— And remembering— Do not stand still. Go to the highest hill
Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal… It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up,
Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. I wonder if it’s that simple?
I, too, sing America. I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen When company comes, But I laugh,
We passed their graves: The dead men there, Winners or losers, Did not care. In the dark
I play it cool I dig all jive. That's the reason I stay alive. My motto
When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. When I was home de Sunshine seemed like gold. Since I come up North de
My old man’s a white old man And my old mother’s black. If ever I cursed my white old man I take my curses back. If ever I cursed my black old mot…
