Keep It Real? Lyrics

If I took away your language and your trust
And taught you to be ashamed of where you come from
How would you feel? how would you feel?
If I locked you up for a 100 years or more
Sold your children off like candy in a store
Lets keep it real lets keep it real
If I made fun of your accent when you talk
But in the video your dialect I caught
Lets keep it real lets keep it real
If I pat you on your head like you're a pet (“you're the most beautiful black woman I've ever seen”)

Then I get surprised when you get all upset
How would you feel? how would you feel?
If I told you now that my best friend is black (“Tyrone is my homeboy”)
See would you trust me more than you did 2 seconds back?
Lets keep it real. Please keep it real.
I forgive all of your ignorance of this.
But my forgiveness does not let you off the hook
“Reparations” is the next song on my list.