Da Bear - Boy In America lyrics

[Verse 1] Remember that birthday that I had with the kiddie pool Somebody poked a hole but it's all cool I'm talking PS2 and Power Rangers waiting up in my room And we can trash it while we're watching cartoons Sorry, I was kidding about the cartoons No cable TV, but a cool dial tune And we can sword fight with antennas in the afternoon And maybe fake sleep because you gotta go home soon Can't wait until I see you tomorrow My cousin's got a bike you can borrow And we can ride through Manet with wind pressed to our foreheads And crash into gutters until our knees red [Bridge] Yo, we're going to America Aren't you excited? It's a great place Far from here Pack your bags It's...it's going to be a long journey But, it's going to be worth it I promise You'll love America (plane engine) [Verse 2] I'm really convinced that this is magic Culture shock was tragic because the switch up was drastic But I love it I really do Lots of places to go Lots of things to do Brights eyes full of pa**ion And everything's new Its like... Never been to a burger stand Shook hands with a homeless man Never been in a white jag My uncle is cool Never been to a white school An all year round school Never learned what was uncool New father was uncle (yup) I wanna be here for life No longer bound to the burdens of Mother Africa's strife No longer smudging the blurred lines and I'm learning what's right Started feeling the ecstasy after only a night [Bridge] Aren't you excited about America? It's beautiful isn't it? You can do anything here *sigh* America [Verse 3] Wearing a winter coat for the first time Epaulettes were frosty, they're lifestyles are costly Think they could boss me And I'm mad, cause the [expletive] that's their minds never crossed me Small kid, they tossed "Get up and brush off the dust, G!" And they trying to tell you just what you might be Toss them a bony punch, you're mighty Pop culture, the bane of this dark kid Cracking my spine, conforming on a black flip Ain't it kinda tragic how I lost my way Good kid, good town, and I started to Sway So we're switching up to Jersey now Didn't like the move but I'll adjust somehow, please allow I was pulling up to Fiat in a landau Kids preyed on my raised eyebrows "Is the man Diddy white or black?" Threw the wrong answer back, I was officially whack Didn't slap the n-word on me, wasn't actually black Individuality hijacked, never got it back [Outro] Ayo son Don't you be bummed about America It's a land where you can be whatever you want and whoever you want Don't ever bend backwards for it or anything But don't be rigid either Be flexible And do you Exercise your ism Exercise you Be you