Can’t Breathe

(C) 2020 David John Stevens

What does a man need? What do you expect?

A man can’t breathe with a knee on his neck

Why can’t you see that a man just died?

And Dr. King’s Dream hasn’t been realized.

Let the content of our character,

Not the color of our skin

Be the thing that we’re all judged by

Let’s make that change begin

What does a man need? What do you expect?

A man can’t breathe with a knee on his neck

Why can’t we see, too many people have died?

Why can’t we be the change that we all need to survive?

What does a man need? What do you expect?

A man can’t breathe with a knee on his neck

Why can’t you see that a man just died?

And Dr. King’s Dream hasn’t been realized

Let the content of our character

Not the color of our skin

Be the thing that we’re all judged by

Let’s make that change begin