Tribe One - Different lyrics

[Sample] Oooh everybody knows When little children play They need a sunny day To grow straight and tall Let the sun shine through [Verse 1: Tribe One] He was always just a little bit different Since he was an infant He didn't fit into the system While everybody else debated nature and nurture He watched a normal life fade away from him further Growing up, it was no big secret Most of the other kids knew before he did But it wasn't til the teasing got heated That he realized the reason he was being mistreated So every day at home was spent breaking those habits Cause his father wasn't raising no- And mama prayed for god to save her only son And made him go to church so they can save his soul Cause god forbid the neighbors know And the preachers say they only hate the sin But it never felt that way to him Even his family made him feel strange and alien So when he thought of suicide There wasn't anyone to say to him [Hook] You're not different, you're special You're sitting on the threshold of infinite potential And if you can just hold on a little bit more You'll get to see the reason you were given this for You're not different, you're unique And some day crowds will gather just to listen to you speak And if you hold on for just a bit longer It gets better, I promise it gets better [Verse 2] She was always just a little bit different Since she was an infant She didn't fit into the system While all the other girls were trying on make-up She was bringing her grades up to a-plus It didn't matter if her manner with boys was awkward She was gonna be a lawyer or doctor Her biggest worry was disappointing her father That's why the teasing was more annoyance than other And then she got a picture in her inbox And everything stopped, she was in shock A camera phone photo in her underwear and gym socks The sender was anonymous no way to get the link blocked First she felt embarra**ed then total self awareness No way in hell was she gonna tell her parents When she couldn't face the prospect of school the next day There wasn't anybody around to say [Hook] You're not different, you're special You're sitting on the threshold of infinite potential And if you can just hold on a little bit more You'll get to see the reason you were given this for You're not different, you're unique And some day crowds will gather just to listen to you speak And if you hold on for just a bit longer It gets better, I promise it gets better [Verse 3] I was always just a little bit different Since I was an infant I didn't fit into the system While all the other kids had heroes they relate to I was learning the meaning of "interracial" See I have a white mom and black dad And I've been lied on and laughed at And had friends that back-stabbed and cat-scratched Since the first time I tried on a backpack My parents separated when I was a second grader A little hell-raiser even on my best behavior Custody had me and my brother stuck in the middle Just little kids finding out the world's rough and it's brittle So with all the makings of a troubled youth I struggled through all the pain I growed accustomed to And every time I needed the most help and felt weak I was lucky that I had someone there to tell me [Hook] You're not different, you're special You're sitting on the threshold of infinite potential And if you can just hold on a little bit more You'll get to see the reason you were given this for You're not different, you're unique And some day crowds will gather just to listen to you speak And if you hold on for just a bit longer It gets better, I promise it gets better [Sample] Everybody knows