Song Description

Everything in this song took place in one week of my life.

Lyrics

Tryin to make it in the world today,
a sucessful black man tryin to get paid.
So I walk into your office what do you see.
You say here's a broom boy,
now get to goin go sweep.
But I'm not here for your satisfaction, and I didn't get my degree
thru your affirmative action.

In the State of the Union
In the State of the Union

So I walk in a resturant to get a bit to eat,
I get seated right away but nobody serves me.
Maybe they don't see me, maybe they're blind.
Or maybe they just don't like my kind.
So I go into the kitchen and start to complain, they said you're
the new dishwaher give the manager your name.

In the State of the Union
In the State of the Union

So I leave the resturantand try to catch a cab,
But I'm in New York city and they don't stop for black men.
So I turn around head for the underground
When I hear a voice say put your hands up and don't make a sound.
You fit a discription, what your alibi. I'm just a big black man with
two open eyes.

Maybe you don't like this, the song you hear.
Maybe everytime you look at me you're living in fear.
In fear that you might show up, and I'm sittin at your desk.
With my picture on the wall, and a plaque that saids I'm the
best. Then you got to go home to your wife and your klan
and tell them how you lost you job to an educated black man.

Now I'm driving round in a luxsurey car.
Things about the same, I just don't get that far.
Red lite, blue lite flashing in back
A voice in the speaker saids pull over jack.
Hey Mr. Officer what I do wrong
You are somewhere that you don't belong
Hey Mr. officer I live over there,
I have a wife and two kids , and a dog name Bliar
He called for back up and then he searched the car.
He said what are you some kind of football star.
I said no Mr. officer I got a college degree.
He said that's real nice now put your hand on your knees.
Right about then backup arrived to find a well dressed black man with two open eyes.
Should we let him go, or should we take him in, cause he is
somewhere he shouldn't have been.

In the State of the Union.
In the State of the Union.