Coleman Street

[Verse 1]
Segregation with the kids in the park
Schools reflect the hell in the streets
Monochromatic in the church
Where preachers speak of hell from beneath
Death invites itself for the fun
Where the smiles turn to blood and loud screams
Never knowing which way to run
To escape from the gunfire they've seen
It's always black and white on Coleman Street

[Verse 2]
Another normal day is more than I can hope for
But I'm praying anyway
That this won't be my final resting place
I see my brothers and my sisters in the street
Bloody from guns and police
If I stay is this all I will come to be?

[Chorus 1]
It's always black and white on Coleman Street
I cannot see a way to get ahead
If I look at the "devil" the wrong way I will be dead
Can I please entertain my dreams?
I'd give up damn near anything
I'd give damn near anything

[Verse 3]
Another bloody day is all we've come to know
If I make it to next year
I will graduate and finally hit the road
I see my brothers and my sisters in the street
Marching for what they believe
Dare I see if there is room for me?

[Chorus 2]
It's always black and white on Coleman Street
I cannot see a way to get ahead
If I look at the "devil" the wrong way I will be dead
Can I please entertain my dreams?
I'd give up damn near anything
I'd give damn near anything

[Bridge]
Can we break the cycle here?
Can we cut the poison and the fear?
Can we break the cycle here?
Can we cut the poison and the fear?

[Chorus 3]
It's always black and white on Coleman Street
I cannot see a way to get ahead
If I look at the "devil" the wrong way I will be dead
Can I please entertain my dreams?
I'd give up damn near anything
I'd give damn near anything
It's always black and white on Coleman Street