And I never hit the Spring so hard A new born song on an old guitar And I know what it means to be alive She drives me crazy in all kinds of ways Love kicked my head and took down my name What happened Here she comes There we go I feel so light and I move like a bird Hard as a rose sharp as a word I'm happy Here she comes There we go When I die Where I go I don't know Through the sky maybe down low Whichever is for real

I've been holding on for far too long I don't expect it always to be perfect I don't expect I met all your needs but I thought you were worth it I took each moment to be an honor I took you to be my madonna But there's a distance and we must face it We've grown complacent Time is erasing If there's a chance then we must chase it I can't fake it no more I wanna fall in love Talking the real thing Real thing Times up love All out of love I wanna fall in love Talking the real thing, real thing Times up love All out of love I wanna fall in I wanna fall in Real thing Wanna Real thing Don't say it's okay when something's wrong Forever and a day We say we wanna wait The games we were playing You know that in the end I'll always be your friend I won't be complaining See we were one way we wanted sun rays But we would start raining How can we say we want forever When we're forever blaming Throw down your role What is it you need to know I've been feeling Is there no room to grow Was it all just for show I can't go on with this feeling Listen Listen I wanna fall in love Talking the real thing Real thing Times up love All out of love I wanna fall in love Yeah Love Wanna Real thing Wanna Real thing

Yeah This is for my people You know who you are I hope this helps you understand I'm no mudmocha mulatto No tote half breed saddle for your emotional baggage I'm not tryna be savage But I'm done with this spit Mopping feelings cavity's pit Your sugar's been rusting giving you nothing, placebos bluffing Why do I have to be the antidote Explain the end murder she wrote It's the same every time I hear the same line Don't you know you're not white enough or black enough to do that? Imma say I'm young half black and proud Imma say I'm young half white and proud Mama gave my name and I sing it out loud Nothing that you say can push it down now I know who I am and I found my pocket Put me in a box I'll find the key when you lock it Mixing up the world every day I vow That imma say I'm young half black and proud Does it pain you to see me? Am I dark enough to please? Tryna force me to your image Is my whiteness my disease Strangers of the old racism Kinky curls pressed straight for the system What a world it is we live in But god bless the child this god is own I'm an original One individual Feeding subliminal Messages I hope you know If you got soul Is it cultural appropriation if I celebrate my culture when I'm not dark enough for you My culture's a salad filled with notes like a ballad Traditions run thick roti and tame lick grandma's jello Auntie's saying hello Naps on the pillow duality the truth of my existence But I'm stuck with your persistence Why do I have to choose one? Imma say I'm young half black and proud Imma say I'm young half white and proud Mama gave my name and I sing it out loud Nothing that you say can push it down now I know who I am and I found my pocket Put me in a box I'll find the key when you lock it Mixing up the world every day I vow That imma say I'm young half black and proud Yeah I said yeah Our world is changing Can you keep up Can you keep up Our world is changing Can you keep up Cause I hope we're not stuck Yeah yeah yeah yeah Woah Imma say I'm young half black and proud Imma say I'm young half white and proud Mama gave my name and I sing it out loud Nothing that you say can push it down now I know who I am and I found my pocket Put me in a box I'll find the key when you lock it Mixing up the world every day I vow That imma say I'm young half black and proud