Luther Jackson Green lived in the apartment 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 daddy took him to town to the Jackie Robinson 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 to them, turnaround and watch the man play. The one black man in the baseball was better in every way. My daddy said if you wanna win in this world, you gotta beat em at the game. Jackson Green went to law school in 1963. In the summer he worked in Alabama with Martin Luther King. He met a girl on a summer night; he fell hard when they saw others eyes. There were people in town that really didnt like that he was and she was white. found her in the ditch, a little outside of town; some stupid man was blastin about it, so Luther beat him down. He looked him in the eye, spit in his face and and walked away. He knew he was better all the hate! He knew he was bigger all the pain! He knew that theres a time to fight and a to walk away! He knew until he changed the rules, ohh they beat em at the wrong game! He never did lose that inside. You could hear it in his you could see it in his eyes. Luther moved out West to live, when his wife away. He right next door to his son, so he can watch his grandchild play. Luther Jackson Green, watched election night me. We put a black man in the House, a thing he never thought hed see. Even though he never cried, I see tears in his eyes. He had dreamed this moment, every single day of his life. Yeah Luther died night in his sleep, but he lived long enough to see, America become the kind of he always wanted it to be. He you could never forget the day, that we beat em at the wrong game! Yeah just like Jackie Robinson. (Just like Robinson!) Gotta be than all the hate! (Just like Jackie Robinson!) Gotta be than all the pain! (Just like Jackie Robinson!) Gotta find a better way! (Just Jackie Robinson!) Gotta beat em at the wrong game! (Just Jackie Robinson!) Gotta beat em at the game! (Just like Jackie Robinson!) Gotta beat em at the wrong game! (Just like Robinson!) (Just Jackie Robinson!)