Luther Jackson lived in the apartment above me. We cigarettes on the stairs, tell me stories that the white boys never hear. Like when he found this sign, he North in 1949. On his 10th birthday daddy took him to town to the Jackie play. It was a perfect day, in the sunshine and the hate. He didnt understand why all those people would say awful things. His daddy said pay no attention to them, and watch the man play. The one black man in the baseball field was in every way. My said if you wanna win in this world, you gotta beat em at the wrong game. Luther Green went to law school in 1963. In the summer between he worked in Alabama with Martin King. He met a girl on a summer night; he hard when they saw each others eyes. There were people in town that really didnt like he was black and she was white. They found her in the ditch, a little outside of town; some stupid man was about it, so Luther beat him down. He looked him in the eye, spit in his and turned and walked away. He knew he was than all the hate! He knew he was bigger all the pain! He knew that theres a time to and a time to walk away! He knew until he changed the rules, ohh yeah they em at the wrong game! He did lose that feeling inside. You hear it in his voice; you could see it in his eyes. moved out West to live, when his wife passed away. He lives right next to his son, so he can watch his grandchild play. Luther Green, watched election night with me. We put a man in the White House, a thing he never thought hed see. though he never cried, I could see tears in his eyes. He had about this moment, every single day of his life. Yeah Luther died that in his sleep, but he lived long enough to see, America the kind of place he always wanted it to be. He said you could never the day, that we beat em at the wrong game! Yeah just like Jackie Robinson. (Just Jackie Robinson!) Gotta be bigger all the hate! (Just like Jackie Robinson!) Gotta be better than all the pain! (Just Jackie Robinson!) find a better way! (Just like Jackie Robinson!) Gotta beat em at the wrong game! (Just Jackie Robinson!) beat em at the wrong game! (Just like Jackie Robinson!) Gotta beat em at the game! (Just like Jackie Robinson!) (Just Jackie Robinson!)