My friend the black boy
我的兄弟那個黑皮男孩
You don't give a second a look
你們一眼都不願施捨的男孩
Let's you think that he's a cruel
你們自認他很殘暴的男孩
Why you shakin'?
為什麼你在空中搖晃不定？
My friend the black boy
我的兄弟那個黑人男孩
He gave his life for you, he did
他的生命結束在你手中是的
I've got the proof , I've got some pics
我取得了確切證據我看到了流傳照片
And still you judge him
你們仍然在猜疑判決他
Should he hang up on the cross
難道他就應該被肆意擱置於地嗎?
Would that make you feel this loss
你們不會感到良心的譴責嗎？
Need a book to show you how to feel right
看來你們需要一本書告知那些正確的行為
Maybe I should say his name
或許我應大喊他的名字
Shout it out and make his claim
大聲吼出他並向他索取賠償
Give him light that you won't name
給點面子好了我不願指名道姓
I don't see color, I see tone
我不見膚色之差我只知你的語氣
And I think you got it wrong
依我所見你們做了錯事
Maybe when my daughters grow
也許當我女兒長大成人後
The world would spin right
這世界才會正確地轉動吧
My friend the black boy
我的兄弟那個黑皮男孩
I'm so sorry I never called
我很抱歉我從未喊過你的名字
You gave your life, you gave your all
你犧牲了你的一生你獻出了你的所有
You gave your all
你的一切被奪走了
I see you wishin' we had talked
我明白你期盼我們能夠愉快歡談
About the times when we were young
聊一聊逝去童年的美好
Sittin' bored under the sun, a friend that I see one as one
百無聊賴地坐在驕陽之下一個我視如己出的朋友
His name was—
他的名字是
Brian K. Lundy, Jr.