Token
Walkin’ down Enfield one bright day
A man dressed in black comes our way I look at my dad and back at the man No idea what he had planned
Next thing I know, he pulls out a gun My heart pounding fast and I start to run Bang…bang…A body hits the ground
I see my dad’s friend when I turn around
[HOOK] Summer in Hartford Summer in Arizona Rock and a hard place
It ain’t over Running for my life Always heartbroken This is how I live. I’m not your token.
13 years, 13 years
They only see my race wherever I live Sittin’ in class and the topic is slavery Only black child so everybody stares at me
Kicked from class for my ethnic hairstyle White-wash me just to make them smile “Smile” yeah what’s that supposed to mean
When you leave my people behind the scenes [HOOK]
Summer in Hartford Summer in Arizona Rock and a hard place It ain’t over Running for my life
Always heartbroken This is how I live. I’m not your token.