Blackmail (Black Male)

<p>*Whisper* - Alright thank you Lord<br/><br/>[Verse 1]<br/>Small town 1993, two kids different sides of the street<br/>Jus&#x27; laughing and playing games, they didn&#x27;t know one day they&#x27;d share a name<span><br/>They grew up headed off to school, couple years came back to jump the broom<br/>But things got tense when they couldn&#x27;t get the pretty house with the white picket fence<br/>But don&#x27;t you know that where he came from they don&#x27;t have those things<br/>It took him long enough to save up just to buy that ring<br/>She hears him singing no one knows the trouble that I&#x27;ve seen<span>. She grew up in a happy home he had to make it own his own, as a black male<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>It&#x27;s a Black Male (blackmail), is it something that we do to ourselves<br/>Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail)<span><br/><br/>[Verse 2]<br/>She seemed a little nervous on the way home, got a lost no signal on the phone<br/>When he realizes where they are, he&#x27;s thinking maybe she should drive the car<br/>Lights start flashing red and blue, she&#x27;s afraid he&#x27;s thinking nothing new<br/>She says, &quot;sir what did we do?&quot;, He says, &quot;it has nothing to do with you&quot;<br/>They put a call out for a suspect that looks just like him<br/>Around his height around his weight and he&#x27;s got darker skin. &quot;Sir I need you out the car I&#x27;m calling backup in&quot;<br/>She looks up to see her eyes another tear but I ain&#x27;t surprised cause I&#x27;m a black male baby<br/>[Chorus]<br/>Is it something that we do to ourselves<span><br/>Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail)<br/><br/>[Bridge]<br/>Its hard I know and you deal with it everyday<br/>Trust God be strong He&#x27;ll never lead you astray<br/>I&#x27;m here for you no matter what comes our way<br/>To be in love, this is the price that we pay<br/><br/>[Verse 3]<br/>Monday night in the living room caught chills when they turned on the news<br/>Missouri full of misery had to kiss his wife on the cheek<span><br/>They&#x27;ll get over it after awhile is more concerned about what to tell his child<br/>Don&#x27;t give into the worldview cause either way you didn&#x27;t choose to be a black male<br/><br/>[Chorus]<br/>Is it something that we do to ourselves<br/>Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail), Black Male (blackmail)