Joy Oladokun

i see america

Joy Oladokun


I saw God out on the block today
He was darker than the preachers say
With a teardrop tattooed on his face
And dirt on his fingers

I heard angels when he laughed the way
That people do when they have known true pain
For his sins I don't know who's to blame
What choice was he given'
In this world that we're livin'?

When I see you
I see love
I see America
I feel your pain
I share your blood
I see America

Said your mother knows a different time
She let's her tongue slip with a glass of wine
She says some things out loud that don't feel right
But you always forgivе her

Don't you see the world is changing now?
The blood of thе fallen cries out from the ground
Violence and rumors in a southern town
Both start with a whisper
But so does the difference

When I see you
I see love
I see America
I feel your pain
I share your blood
I see America

When I see you (I see you)
I see love (I see love)
I see America (I see you, I see love)
I feel your pain (feel your pain)
I share your blood (share your blood)
I see America (I see you, I see love)

When I see you (I see you)
I see love (I see love)
I see America (I see you, I see love)
I feel your pain (feel your pain)
I share your blood (share your blood)
I see America