My brother is getting married today. Crazyyyyyyy
You’re happy all the time
I just don’t understand why I can’t be happy too
Your smiles are salt in the wound
A slap upon a back that’s been toiling in the sun
When will I get mine?
Or must I be a god-fearing, white american?
Oh everything is fine
As long as you’re a god-fearing, white american
Why should the thieves have all of the fun?
Selling us water by the river, they don’t speak for everyone
I’m ready to run and you’re making me crawl
Selling me water by the river, they don’t speak for me at all
The man about the town
The beauty queen, the paragon of civilization
But shadows cling to us all
Even those convinced that they’re sheltered and immune
When will I get mine?
Or must I be a god-fearing, white american?
Why should the thieves have all of the fun?
Selling us water by the river, they don’t speak for everyone
I’m ready to run and you’re making me crawl
Selling me water by the river, they don’t speak for me at all
I just don’t understand why I can’t be happy too
Your smiles are salt in the wound
A slap upon a back that’s been toiling in the sun
When will I get mine?
Or must I be a god-fearing, white american?
Oh everything is fine
As long as you’re a god-fearing, white american
Why should the thieves have all of the fun?
Selling us water by the river, they don’t speak for everyone
I’m ready to run and you’re making me crawl
Selling me water by the river, they don’t speak for me at all
The man about the town
The beauty queen, the paragon of civilization
But shadows cling to us all
Even those convinced that they’re sheltered and immune
When will I get mine?
Or must I be a god-fearing, white american?
Why should the thieves have all of the fun?
Selling us water by the river, they don’t speak for everyone
I’m ready to run and you’re making me crawl
Selling me water by the river, they don’t speak for me at all
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Such ridiculously eye-opening lyrics. |
you know in like 20 or 30 years or so theres gonna be a section in history books dedicated to this time period where gays were fighting for their right to marry and suffering from discrimination
and the kids learning about it in class are going to be disgusted by the mere fact that gays had to even try to fight for what was rightfully theirs
