Текст песни: Black Man in America + перевод

One people world two sides of life

One in hell, one paradise

That’s waiting for you

In the promised land

Brothers getting shot, no hesitation

A way of life for a generation

Yes, it’s all true

You don’t understand

Now I lay me down to sleep

I pray the Lord my soul to keep

And if I should die before I wake

I pray the Lord my soul to take

We been strugglin' 50 years

Sacrifice through blood and tears

Just trying to break through

To this here promised land

You don’t know what it’s like

To be a black man

In America

You don’t know what it’s like

To be a black man

In America

(You don’t know what it’s like) Hey hey

(You don’t know what it’s like) Noooo

(You don’t know what it’s like) You don’t know

You don’t know

(You don’t know what it’s like) You don’t know what it’s like

(You don’t know what it’s like) In America

(You don’t know what it’s like) Yeah, yeah

Protect and serve don’t apply

If you ain’t white then you’re born to die

You know they used to hang you

Right where you stand

History, Hollywood

Image of the black man ain’t no good

'Cause how they sell you

It’s they master plan

I cross the street, you lock your door

Clutch your purse and then pray the Lord

Won’t let me see you

What did I do wrong?

Try to get a job, on the application

When you check «Black» for the information

They don’t call you

Hey hey

You don’t know what it’s like (You don’t know what it’s like)

To be a black man (You don’t know what it’s like)

In America (You don’t know what it’s like)

Yeah yeah

(You don’t know what it’s like)

To be a black man (You don’t know what it’s like)

In America (You don’t know what it’s like)

Yeah yeah, yeah

You don’t know what it’s like

You don’t know what it’s like

Oh oh oh

To be a black man

Oh yeah, yeah yeah yeah

Ohhhhhhhh

Noo noo noo, noo

You don’t know

You don’t know

Whoa!

(You don’t know what it’s like) You don’t know what it’s like

(You don’t know what it’s like) You don’t know what it’s like

(You don’t know what it’s like) You don’t know

You don’t know what it’s like to be a black man

(You don’t know what it’s like) In America

(You don’t know what it’s like) In America

(You don’t know what it’s like) You don’t know

(You don’t know what it’s like) They don’t know

(You don’t know what it’s like) We don’t know

(You don’t know what it’s like) In America

(You don’t know what it’s like) In America

(You don’t know what it’s like) We been strugglin' 50 years

(You don’t know what it’s like) Sacrifice through blood and tears

(You don’t know what it’s like) Just trying to break through

(You don’t know what it’s like) To this here promised land

(You don’t know what it’s like) You don’t know

(You don’t know what it’s like) They don’t know

(You don’t know what it’s like) Tell 'em

(You don’t know what it’s like) In America

(You don’t know what it’s like) In the promised land

(No justice, no peace)

(No justice, no peace)

(No justice, no peace)

(No justice, no peace)

I say what do we want? (Peace)

I say when do we want it? (Now)

I say what do we want? (Peace)

When do we want it? (Now)

Show 'em what we talkin' about Dre

You don’t know what it’s like

I say you don’t know what it’s like

You don’t know, you don’t know

You don’t know

You don’t know what it’s like

No no no no no no no no

You don’t know what it’s

You don’t know what it’s like

You don’t know

You don’t know what it’s like

To be a black man

In America

No, you don’t know

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