As a Black Man Dies Innocently

As a black man dies innocently His family sits and cries They know he didn’t do it But you think he lied As a black man dies innocently You sit around and laugh You sit around and talk on his behalf Yes you do it in secret but why Are you just cowards As a black man dies innocently You wonder why we retaliate There is a reason why We don’t want to sit back And watch an innocent man die As a black man dies innocently You wonder why we cry A black man, an innocent black man, will die. As a black man dies innocently He sits in his trial He listens to people call him out of his name Then he starts to feel shame As a black man dies innocently Our race is buried in sorrow As a black man dies innocently We try to find hope for tomorrow