SAME LOVE FEAT. MARY LAMBERT

◆When I was in the 3rd 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 a little league” A pre-conceived idea of what ◆it all meant For those that 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 it's somehow forgotten ◆But we paraphrase a book written 3,500 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 (faggots) ◆Behind the keys of a message board A word rooted 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 color Complexion of your pigment ◆The same fight that lead people to walk-outs and sit-ins ◆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 Is then 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 'til 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 Kids are walkin' ◆around the hallway Plagued by pain in their heart A world so hateful ◆Some 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 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 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 ●Love is patient, love is kind ●Love is patient Love is kind (●not crying on Sundays) ●Love is patient (●not cryin') (●on Sundays) ●Love is kind (●not crying on Sundays) ●Love is patient (●not cryin' on Sundays) ●Love is kind (●not crying on Sundays) ●Love is patient (●not cryin') (●on Sundays) ●Love is kind (●not crying on Sundays) ●Love is patient Love is kind