I refuse to be another black statistic
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A black man who can wine and dine in the sin of the world and still be considered a christian
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I plan on being great
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I care not to be less
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I refuse to wear a barcode across my chest
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I refuse to let a black tee or throwback jersey define me
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I refuse to let my children witness divorce
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Or make mature decisions in court
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I refuse to grow up carrying the generational curse
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I refuse to feel the need to curse in my verse
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I hate being automatically looked at when someone asks can anyone rap
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I wanna be a black man that can flip it from urban to corporate measures
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A black man who doesn't gain knowledge from the world for his own pleasures
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A black man who reps christ to the fullest with no regrets
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My only regret is the stigma that many black statistics in the past have set
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Like going to jail, bragging about bail, leaving our kids, cussing at church,
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married and you still flirt, no father present at birth
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Animosity within the ministers of our church
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I refuse to let my people be viewed as temporary
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I plan on planting a seed not for the moment but for one thats legendary
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As for statistics
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My father broke the mold
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And i feel its my job for the next generation to continue in it
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Because i refuse to be another black statistic
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Outro (Hero)
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| Kirk Franklin |
