When I was in the
third grade I thought that
I was gay 'cause I could
draw my uncle was and
I kept my room straight
I told my mom tears
rushing down my face
she's like 'Ben you've
loved girls since
before pre-K'
Trippin' yeah I guess
she had a point didn't she
a bunch of stereotypes
all in my head
I remember doing
the math like 'Yeah
I'm good at little league'
a pre-conceived idea
of what it all meant
For those who like
the same sex had the
characteristics the right
wing conservatives
think it's a decision
And you can be cured
with some treatment
and religion man-made
rewiring of a pre-
disposition playing God
Ahh nah here we go
America the brave
still fears what
we don't know
And God loves all
His children
is somehow forgotten
But we paraphrase
a book written
thirty five hundred
years ago
I don't know
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
and I can't change
Even If I tried
Even if I wanted to
my love, my love
my love she keeps
me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
If I was gay
I would think
hip-hop hates me
Have you read the
YouTube comments lately
'Man that's gay' gets
dropped on the daily
We've become so numb
to what we're sayin'
Our culture founded
from oppression
yet we don't have
acceptance for 'em
Call each other f****ts
behind the keys
of a message board
a word routed in hate
Yet our genre still
ignores it gay is
synonymous
with the lesser
It's the same hate
that's caused wars
from religion
gender to skin colour
The complexion of your
pigment the same fight
that lead people to
walk-outs and sit-ins
It's Human rights
for everybody
there is no difference
live on
and be yourself
When I was in church
they taught me
something else
If you preach hate
at the service
those words
aren't anointed
And that Holy Water
that you soak in
has been poisoned
when everyone else
Is more comfortable
remaining voiceless
rather than fighting
for humans that have
had their rights stolen
I might not be the same
but that's not important
no freedom till
we're equal
damn right I support it
I don't know
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
my love, my love
my love she keeps
me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
We press play
don't press pause
Progress march on
with a veil over our eyes
we turn our back
on the cause
Till the day that my
uncles can be united
by law and kids
are walkin'
around the hallway
Plagued by pain
in their heart
a world so hateful
someone would rather die
than be who they are
And a certificate on paper
isn't gonna solve it all
but it's a damn good
place to start
No law's gonna change us
we have to change us
whatever God you
believe in we come from
the same one
Strip away the fear
underneath it's all
the same love
it's about time
that we raised up
And I can't change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
and I can't change
Even f I tried
Even if I wanted to
my love, my love
my love she keeps
me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind