Where in the World?

He said, “Go back to the cotton fields where you belong.”

“There ain’t room here for people like you.”

Took a double take to make sure I heard him right

And met the evil in his eyes as I passed through

Where in the world did the world go wrong?

Why’s a man judged by the color of his skin?

Underneath the hate don’t we all bleed the same?

Where in the world, where in the world did the world go wrong?

It was passed on to my grandpa and his grandpa too

That only one race mattered most

I thank God it skipped a generation of haunting me

I ain’t perfect, but I ain’t dancing with that ghost

 

Where in the world did the world go wrong?

Why’s a man judged by the color of his skin?

Underneath the hate don’t we all bleed the same?

Where in the world, where in the world did the world go wrong?

Heard a baby crying as I walked down the street

His innocence still intact

Said a little prayer that he would change the world

And never grow up and have to ask

Where in the world did the world go wrong?

Why’s a man judged by the color of his skin?

Underneath the hate don’t we all bleed the same?

Where in the world, where in the world did the world go wrong?

Underneath the hate don’t we all bleed the same?

Where in the world did the world go wrong?