Black Man In America

Lyrics

[Intro] (No justice, no peace) (No justice, no peace) (No justice, no peace) (No justice, no peace) (What do we want? Peace) (When do we want it? Now) (What do we want? Peace) (When do we want it? Now) [Verse 1] One people world two sides of life One in hell, one paradise That's waiting for you In the promised land Brothers getting shot, no hesitation A way of life for a generation Yes, it's all true You don't understand [Verse 2] Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep And if I should die before I wake I pray the Lord my soul to take We been strugglin' 50 years Sacrifice through blood and tears Just trying to break through To this here promised land [Chorus] You don't know what it's like To be a black man In America You don't know what it's like To be a black man In America (You don't know what it's like) Hey hey (You don't know what it's like) Noooo (You don't know what it's like) You don't know You don't know (You don't know what it's like) You don't know what it's like (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) Yeah, yeah [Verse 3] Protect and serve don't apply If you ain't white then you're born to die You know they used to hang you Right where you stand History, Hollywood Image of the black man ain't no good 'Cause how they sell you It's they master plan [Verse 4] I cross the street, you lock your door Clutch your purse and then pray the Lord Won't let me see you What did I do wrong? Try to get a job, on the application When you check "Black" for the information They don't call you Hey hey [Chorus] You don't know what it's like (You don't know what it's like) To be a black man (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) Yeah yeah [?] (You don't know what it's like) To be a black man (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) Yeah yeah, yeah You don't know what it's like [Bass line] [Bridge] You don't know what it's like Oh oh oh To be a black man Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah Ohhhhhhhh Noo noo noo, noo You don't know You don't know Whoa! [Outro] (You don't know what it's like) You don't know what it's like (You don't know what it's like) You don't know what it's like (You don't know what it's like) You don't know You don't know what it's like to be a black man (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) You don't know (You don't know what it's like) They don't know (You don't know what it's like) We don't know (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) We been strugglin' 50 years (You don't know what it's like) Sacrifice through blood and tears (You don't know what it's like) Just trying to break through (You don't know what it's like) To this here promised land (You don't know what it's like) You don't know (You don't know what it's like) They don't know (You don't know what it's like) Tell 'em (You don't know what it's like) In America (You don't know what it's like) In the promised land (No justice, no peace) (No justice, no peace) (No justice, no peace) (No justice, no peace) I say what do we want? (Peace) I say when do we want it? (Now) I say what do we want? (Peace) When do we want it? (Now) Show 'em what we talkin' about Dre [Guitar solo] You don't know what it's like I say you don't know what it's like You don't know, you don't know You don't know You don't know what it's like No no no no no no no no You don't know what it's You don't know what it's like You don't know You don't know what it's like To be a black man In America No, you don't know