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Black and Blue

from Jars of Jam by Victor Montequin

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lyrics

I woke up today
Didn't look over my shoulder
Didn't have to worry about being me
Heard all the bad news
Heard the fear and hate
That's what it was
But I didn't have to worry
It wasn't about me
'cause I'm not Black
I'm not Blue
I just go along with my life
Sometimes it's not what you do
It's who you are
That decides your fate

(Chorus)
If you could choose
What would you do?
Do you know what it's like to be
Black or Blue?

I heard them say
All Lives Matter
Well, yeah, you matter, I matter
And so do my brothers and sisters
Pushed down for hundreds of years
And told to just get up and forget
And so do the ones
Who pledged to serve an protect us all
The ones who wear a badge..that feels like a target
So, like The Beatles said, can't we just "Come Together"
'cause right now LOVE IS something we all need

(Chorus)
If you could honestly
Look back
Tell me, do you know, what it's like to be
Blue or Black?

Here we go now, here we go

(solo)

(Chorus)
'cause they can't make a choice
like you
If their born Black
or wear the Blue

So, tell me honestly
Are we all really equal?
I mean, are we treated that way
Day to day, year to year?
If you see someone walking up to you
Someone Black, someone Blue
Do you fear? Does it bother you?
How do you think they feel
To have people judge them for how they look
or what they wear
And if you're not Black or Blue
How do you feel? How do you feel?
How do you feel...for real?

credits

from Jars of Jam, released May 10, 2017
Victor Montequin - Keyboards, Vocals
Larry Vita - Rhythm Guitars
Gordo Freyman - Lead Guitar
John Amein - Drums

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Victor Montequin Lake Mary, Florida

I've been playing music for 35 years and writing poetry for about the same amount of time. As a songwriter I've only recently felt I was good enough to publish. Hope you like it!

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