I was born in the age of the struggle Trying to become something in a world my kind was not accepted Constantly dodging bullets that the white man seemed to have an infinite amount of As the corrupt turned a blind eye unofficially proclaiming my kind irrelevant All because my skin is not as white as the North Pole All because before I was born I was labeled incompetent Unable to do anything other than picking cotton in the blazing heat Destined to be the white man's little ***** Being blamed for everything even though we can't do anything Taken from my home against my will Thinking about the tears my little girl now sheds as she was bend over on all fours I was born in the age of the struggle But my struggle is one that never went down in history All because I am nothing more than a wild beast Even though I had life that was stolen from me