To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main, I hope you 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 right in the Just a proud rebel son with an 'ol can of Lookin' I got a lot to learn but from my point of view
I'm just a white man comin' to you from the Tryin' to what it's like not to be I'm proud of where I'm but not everything we've done And it like you and me can re-write history Our generation didn't start nation still pickin' up the pieces, walkin' on eggshells, fightin' over yesterday And caught between pride and southern blame
They it Reconstruction, fixed the buildings, dried some tears still siftin' through the rubble after a hundred-fifty years I try to put myself in shoes and that's a good place to begin But it ain't like I can walk a in someone else's skin
'Cause I'm a man livin' in the southland Just like you I'm more than you see I'm of where I'm from but not everything we've done And it ain't you and me can re-write history Our generation start this nation And we're still paying for the That a bunch of folks made long we came And caught between pride and southern blame
Dear Mr. White Man, I wish you What the world is really like when livin' in the hood Just because my pants are doesn't mean I'm up to no good You try to get to know me, I really wish you would Now my are gold but I'm still misunderstood I wasn't there when March turned the south into firewood I want you to get but be a slave I never could Feel like a new fangled Django, dodgin' white hoods So when I see that white cowboy hat, I'm it's not all good I guess we're both guilty of judgin' the not the book I'd love to buy you a beer, and clear the air But I see that red flag and I think you wish I wasn't
I'm a white man (If you judge my do-rag) Comin' to you from the (I won't judge red flag) Tryin' to what it's like not to be
I'm proud of I'm from (If you don't my gold chains) But not everything done (I'll the iron chains) It ain't like you and me can re-write (Can't re-write baby)
Oh, (The relationship between the Mason-Dixon needs fixin') I hope you understand what is all about (Quite frankly I'm a black Yankee but been thinkin' about this lately) I'm a son of the new (The is the past, you feel me) And I want to make things right (Let be bygones) Where all that's left is pride (RIP Robert E. Lee but I've gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me, know I mean) real, it's real It's