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Urban Cycle

 
               Look girl,
You ain't
               Black
You ain't
               Hispanic
You ain't
               Asian

                              Look, I'm a woman
                                     just like you

               Look girl,
You ain't
               got no troubled life
You ain't
               got a clue about roughin' it
You ain't
               nothin’ but a white girl.

                              I didn't realize education
                                     had a color

               Look girl,
You ain't
               comin' in here and talkin' to my kid about passin' in school
You ain't
               thinkin' my Tyree is gunna relate to yo’ bony white ass
You ain't
               know nothing’ ‘bout these projects

                                     Oh, but I do
                              this is where I grew up

               Look girl,
You ain't
               saint Teresa, all holdin' yo’ head up high and proud
You ain't
               did you hear me? I said you ain't no saint, girl
You ain't
               no sistah of mine, talkin' bout "we women," and shit

                              I broke free of Kraft dinner
                                   & Kool-Aid dreams
                                   to help my community

               Look girl,
You ain't
               foolin' nobody with yo’ fancy car
You ain't
               did you hear me? I said you ain't foolin’ nobody, girl
You ain't
               wastin' my Tyree's time, so take yo’ ass outta here.

                              Tyree has Kool-Aid dreams
                              Tyree wants his mom to leave the projects
                              Tyree said I was an 'ignant' white lady
He ain't
               but eight years old