Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Eric Ryan-Johnson
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Eric Ryan-Johnson
Songwriter
Lyrics
Stacy was a top athlete
When he played for his high school team
But he couldn't go on with it
He couldn't fulfill his dream
So, he went into the boxing ring
But he didn't come out the same
He died from living on the streets last year
And now no one remembers his name
It might as well be 1921
To be black in America
The land of opportunity doesn't exist
If you're black in America
You might die out on the streets tonight
If you're black in America
The color of your skin shouldn't be a sin
Unless you're black in America
Brendan wanted to get a degree
So he signed up to "be all he could be"
Knowing that the army would pay
So that he could fulfill his dream
But the politicians sent him to war
And he didn't come back the same
To fight a war that was based on lies
And now I'll always remember his name
It might as well be 1921
To be black in America
The land of opportunity doesn't exist
If you're black in America
You might die out on the streets tonight
If you're black in America
The color of your skin shouldn't be a sin
If you're black in America
Terence grew up on the poor side of town
Was forty years that fateful day
He was just going back to school
To study music and find his way
But one night – his hands in the air
The police surrounded him
His precious life came to an end
And now we must remember his name
It might as well be 1921
To be black in America
The land of opportunity doesn't exist
If you're black in America
You might die out on the streets tonight
If you're black in America
The color of your skin shouldn't be a sin
But you're born black in America
It's just like 1921
It's just like 1921
It's like 1921
Is it 1921?
It might as well be 1921
To be black in America
The land of opportunity doesn't exist
If you're black in America
You might die out on the streets tonight
If you're black in America
The color of your skin shouldn't be a sin
But you're born black in America
1921
1921
It's just like 1921
Is it 1921?
1921
Is it 1921
It's like 1921
Is it 1921?
Written by: Eric Ryan-Johnson
