Black woman Why do you cry
Don’t you see the envy in all their eyes
Yes but I also see the hatred in their hearts
As they add my features to their shopping carts
They pick and choose
With nothing to lose
They could never survive a day in my shoes
See they could never carry the weight on my shoulders
They would shatter like glass under a boulder
Yet my strength goes unrecognized
And all my actions are criticized
Ostracized by society
Put in one category
As if black women don’t come in variety
You’re on the outside looking in like an observatory
You don’t know my true story
You asked why I cry
Well Now you know why
Aug 9, 2018
Aug 9, 2018 at 2:24 PM UTC
Black woman Why do you cry
Don’t you see the envy in all their eyes
Yes but I also see the hatred in their hearts
As they add my features to their shopping carts
They pick and choose
With nothing to lose
They could never survive a day in my shoes
See they could never carry the weight on my shoulders
They would shatter like glass under a boulder
Yet my strength goes unrecognized
And all my actions are criticized
Ostracized by society
Put in one category
As if black women don’t come in variety
You’re on the outside looking in like an observatory
You don’t know my true story
You asked why I cry
Well Now you know why
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