What I Saw by Trey Coachman Lyrics
A young educated black boy just trying to fit in
In a white town and music is all in him
Just trying to get by and make some friends
Yet when he says what up
The white guy acts like HE doesn’t know him
But you can clearly see in his vanilla eyes
Not even about to stutter
My mind is still fluttered
He was just having an unexpected surprise
And to ashamed to say hey what’s up and say homeboy's name back
Just for white boy have something to say
That would probably have an impact on the black boy's bad day
Seen in face no tiredness shown
From being segregated but he doesn’t even know
So yeah the black kid might be weird
But over the years nobody is normal everyone is weird
Its hard to steer a car back on the road
But what if you already missed your only shot to go
So stuck in a bad place
Music helps but with only some of it all
But think of the all the names he’s probably called
Lookin at the black boys face
Just reading it
Sympathetically curious, so I was just pursuing it
Pain in eyes, mouth filled with hope
Already taken out and brain was moving but he hasn't spoke
He thinking "I just wish I could change my skin tone"
No neva neva change, yeah stay the same all the way
Don’t need to embrace it now
But keep the lord by your side
Through all the hard damn hit
With the punches hit that my face was covered all in
Pushed to the last nerve?
I went berserk
Want to take it all on him
Think that would work
Sorry homeboy
Only some of the time
But you need first gain true respect
Yeah the type you can have from close cuts to the neck
Not trying to scare you thou
By telling ya stuff that can put you on patrol
Stone-cold with the facts
You need to idolize that
Raise your head high
Let me tell ya something
Nothing can bring ya down
Any problem any size
Can be downsized and leveled
Enough to be stepped off from the ground
Yeah we minorities yeah people get over it
This is exactly what I've been trying to preach about
Scream and shout
From my lungs to my mouth
To the North to the South
Done this so many times I lost my own count
Seen it so much, from the time I used to pout
To the most recent that I had to make the call and rap about
But only a one-way call
Don’t stall or else you be knocked and fall
Stand tall for yourself
It's your moment 4 life
Ha-ha yeah go head smirk
Nikki Minaj, yeah she’s hot
Don’t get caught doing stuff you wouldn’t do in the face of god
Fog is covering your face from the horrible true hate for now
You need ta soak in knowledge and not be miss lead
Put yourself by the good people
Why put yourself with people that are feed by your isolated like reactions?
Leave them starving
They're dark spirit will die
Put you in a great spot
Happy more than sad
Surrounded by well people
That will help you succeed
By any means, like a family
With good intentions and arrangement
End out with amazement
Of all that you've concerned
All that you've done
And who you didn’t just only impress a few
Final thing I may say to who
May god bless you
In a white town and music is all in him
Just trying to get by and make some friends
Yet when he says what up
The white guy acts like HE doesn’t know him
But you can clearly see in his vanilla eyes
Not even about to stutter
My mind is still fluttered
He was just having an unexpected surprise
And to ashamed to say hey what’s up and say homeboy's name back
Just for white boy have something to say
That would probably have an impact on the black boy's bad day
Seen in face no tiredness shown
From being segregated but he doesn’t even know
So yeah the black kid might be weird
But over the years nobody is normal everyone is weird
Its hard to steer a car back on the road
But what if you already missed your only shot to go
So stuck in a bad place
Music helps but with only some of it all
But think of the all the names he’s probably called
Lookin at the black boys face
Just reading it
Sympathetically curious, so I was just pursuing it
Pain in eyes, mouth filled with hope
Already taken out and brain was moving but he hasn't spoke
He thinking "I just wish I could change my skin tone"
No neva neva change, yeah stay the same all the way
Don’t need to embrace it now
But keep the lord by your side
Through all the hard damn hit
With the punches hit that my face was covered all in
Pushed to the last nerve?
I went berserk
Want to take it all on him
Think that would work
Sorry homeboy
Only some of the time
But you need first gain true respect
Yeah the type you can have from close cuts to the neck
Not trying to scare you thou
By telling ya stuff that can put you on patrol
Stone-cold with the facts
You need to idolize that
Raise your head high
Let me tell ya something
Nothing can bring ya down
Any problem any size
Can be downsized and leveled
Enough to be stepped off from the ground
Yeah we minorities yeah people get over it
This is exactly what I've been trying to preach about
Scream and shout
From my lungs to my mouth
To the North to the South
Done this so many times I lost my own count
Seen it so much, from the time I used to pout
To the most recent that I had to make the call and rap about
But only a one-way call
Don’t stall or else you be knocked and fall
Stand tall for yourself
It's your moment 4 life
Ha-ha yeah go head smirk
Nikki Minaj, yeah she’s hot
Don’t get caught doing stuff you wouldn’t do in the face of god
Fog is covering your face from the horrible true hate for now
You need ta soak in knowledge and not be miss lead
Put yourself by the good people
Why put yourself with people that are feed by your isolated like reactions?
Leave them starving
They're dark spirit will die
Put you in a great spot
Happy more than sad
Surrounded by well people
That will help you succeed
By any means, like a family
With good intentions and arrangement
End out with amazement
Of all that you've concerned
All that you've done
And who you didn’t just only impress a few
Final thing I may say to who
May god bless you