In the land of today
It's easy to overlook the past behind
In the land of yesterday
A black man couldn't live a peaceful life
Without a white man killing him for pride
So what does it mean to have a rough lige
There were tasteless executions made for sense of pride
Faith and trust were hard to come by
That's why Martin Luther King came to preach his word
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Smiling on the streets
I'm thanking God I'm not in war
I look around me finding hatred from a senseless heart
A soul doesn't have a color
Life is unfair
Who's perfect in this selfish world
Chorus:
In the land of today
It's easy to overlook the past behind
In the land of yesterday
A black man couldn't live a peaceful life
So what do you mean we're going nowhere
All the burning crosses faded to a frightening dream
You'll never know if hope is out there
Unless we pull together now and try to change the world
prechorus
Chorus
A black man couldn't live a peaceful life
But now we've come together to unite in the land of today
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Lyrics submitted by tac.