Don't see me from a distance Don't look at my smile And think that I don't know What's under and behind I don't want you to look at me and think Roughneck and rudeness, we should be using On the ones who practice wicked charms For the sword and the stone, bad to the bone Battle's not over even when it's won And when a child is born It has no concept Of the tone the skin is living in It's not a second 7 seconds away Just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second 7 seconds away Just as long as I stay I'll be waiting I would like us to forget about their color So they can be optimistic Too many views on rave that make them desperate It's not a second 7 seconds away Just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second 7 seconds away Just as long as I stay I'll be waiting And when a child is born It has no concept Of the tone the skin is living in million voices There's a million voices It's not a second 7 seconds away Just as long as I stay I'll be waiting It's not a second 7 seconds away Just as long as I stay I'll be waiting