To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main, I you understand When I put on that t-shirt, the only thing I meant to say is I'm a fan The red flag on my chest somehow is like the in the corner of the south And I just walked him right in the Just a rebel son with an 'ol can of worms Lookin' like I got a lot to but from my point of view
I'm just a white man to you from the southland Tryin' to understand what like not to be I'm proud of where I'm from but not everything we've And it ain't you and me can re-write history Our didn't start this nation We're still pickin' up the pieces, walkin' on eggshells, fightin' yesterday And caught between southern and southern blame
They called it Reconstruction, the buildings, dried some tears We're still siftin' through the rubble after a years I try to put myself in shoes and that's a good place to begin But it ain't like I can walk a mile in someone else's
I'm a white man livin' in the southland Just like you I'm more than you see I'm of where I'm from but not everything we've done And it ain't like you and me can re-write Our generation start this nation And we're still for the mistakes That a bunch of folks made long we came And caught between southern pride and blame
Dear Mr. White Man, I wish you What the is really like when you're livin' in the hood because my pants are saggin' doesn't mean I'm up to no good You should try to get to me, I really wish you would Now my chains are gold but I'm still I wasn't there when Sherman's turned the south into firewood I want you to get paid but be a slave I never Feel a new fangled Django, dodgin' invisible white hoods So when I see that white hat, I'm thinkin' it's not all good I we're both guilty of judgin' the cover not the book I'd love to buy you a beer, and clear the air But I see that red flag and I think you wish I here
I'm a white man (If you judge my do-rag) to you from the southland (I won't judge red flag) Tryin' to what it's like not to be
I'm proud of I'm from (If you judge my gold chains) But not everything done (I'll forget the chains) It ain't you and me can re-write history (Can't history baby)
Oh, (The relationship the Mason-Dixon needs some fixin') I hope you understand what is all about (Quite frankly I'm a black Yankee but I've been thinkin' about lately) I'm a son of the new (The past is the past, you me) And I just want to things right (Let be bygones) Where all that's is southern pride (RIP Robert E. Lee but I've gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for me, know what I mean) It's real, real truth