This is just a song to say
   That I'm proud for what they are
   And I hope my world can take me
   Half that far
  
   Way back in McCarthy's day
   My parents left the USA
   Young rebellious lovers
   They left behind a nation far too proud
   And powerful to say
   That love transcends all colors
   Some black men turned against my father
   Some white men turned against my mother
   Each race has their place they all would say
  
   And with a past so battle worn
   And a future begging to be born
   They found a life that's growing still today
  
   And glancing thru the years
   And living thru their fears
   I hope they can accept my goals
   A bit confused, a bit unclear
  
   And all the years behind me now
   Seem like a book I've read and yet somehow
   I still don't understand all the words
   All the black and all the white
   That rest in me that make me fight
   Remind me of all the knowledge left to learn
   Still Some black men turned against my father
   Some white men turned against my mother
   Each race has their place they all would say
   with a past so battle worn
   And a future begging to be born
   They found a life that's growing still today
  
   And glancing thru the years
   And living thru their fears
   I hope they can accept my goals
   A bit confused, a bit unclear
  
   This is just a song to say that I'm proud for what they are
   And I hope my world can take me half that far