Guilty

<p>Yes, I&#x27;m guilty of so many things<br/>Of being desperate for the love and the joy<br/>That I know life should bring<br/><br/>I&#x27;m guilty, guilty of doing without<br/>Social acceptance, proper respect<br/>And the essence of what life&#x27;s all about<br/><br/>I&#x27;m guilty of being born poor in a world<br/>Where riches determine your worth<br/>Not the measure of one&#x27;s character<br/>As it should be down here on earth<br/><br/>So go on and sentence me or set me free<br/>&#x27;Cause I know that you cannot see<br/>I&#x27;m guilty of just be me<br/>I&#x27;m guilty of loving and hating<br/>Just the same as anyone<br/>I&#x27;m guilty of wanting the best life can offer<br/>For my daughters and my sons<br/><br/>There are two strikes against me<br/>When I come up to bat<br/>One strike for being female<br/>One strike for being black<br/>So, I stand up tall, through it all<br/>My head up high &#x27;cause I know that<br/>I&#x27;ll be female and black &#x27;til the day I die<br/><br/>I&#x27;m guilty of watching society<br/>Persecute and dehumanize my man<br/>While I&#x27;m watching him struggle to survive<br/>Among people who won&#x27;t lend a hand<br/>If you walk a mile in my shoes<br/>You&#x27;re gonna end up with the blues<br/>Then you will see why I&#x27;m guilty<br/>Guilty for just being me