To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks on Main, I hope you understand When I put on t-shirt, the only thing I meant to say is I'm a Skynyrd fan The red flag on my chest somehow is like the elephant in the of the south And I just walked him in the room Just a proud rebel son an 'ol can of worms like I got a lot to learn but from my point of view
I'm a white man comin' to you from the southland to understand what it's like not to be I'm proud of I'm from but not everything we've done And it ain't like you and me can re-write Our generation didn't this nation We're still pickin' up the pieces, walkin' on eggshells, fightin' yesterday And caught between southern and southern blame
They called it Reconstruction, fixed the buildings, some tears We're still through the rubble after a hundred-fifty years I try to put myself in your shoes and that's a place to begin But it like I can walk a mile in someone else's skin
'Cause I'm a white man livin' in the Just like you I'm than what you see I'm proud of where I'm from but not everything done And it ain't you and me can re-write history Our didn't start this nation And we're paying for the mistakes That a bunch of made long before we came And between southern pride and southern blame
Dear Mr. Man, I wish you understood the world is really like when you're livin' in the hood Just because my pants are saggin' doesn't I'm up to no good You try to get to know me, I really wish you would Now my chains are but I'm still misunderstood I wasn't there when Sherman's March the south into firewood I want you to get paid but be a slave I could Feel a new fangled Django, dodgin' invisible white hoods So when I see white cowboy hat, I'm thinkin' it's not all good I guess we're both guilty of judgin' the cover not the I'd love to buy you a beer, and clear the air But I see that red flag and I you wish I wasn't here
I'm just a man (If you judge my do-rag) Comin' to you from the (I won't judge red flag) Tryin' to understand what like not to be
I'm proud of where I'm (If you don't my gold chains) But not everything we've (I'll forget the chains) It like you and me can re-write history (Can't history baby)
Oh, (The relationship the Mason-Dixon needs some fixin') I hope you understand this is all about (Quite frankly I'm a black Yankee but I've been thinkin' about lately) I'm a son of the new (The past is the past, you me) And I want to make things right (Let be bygones) Where all left is southern pride (RIP Robert E. Lee but I've gotta thank Lincoln for freeing me, know what I mean) real, it's real It's