Tong tong tong Tong tong tong Tong tong tong Tong tong tong tong Tong tong tong Wow woah wow Wow woah wow My friend the black boy You don't give a second a look Lets you think that he's a cruel Why you shakin'? My friend the black boy He gave his life for you, he did I've got the proof, I've got some pics Still you judge him Should he hang up on the cross? Would that make you feel this loss? Need a book to show you how to make feel right Maybe I should say his name Shout it out and make his claim Give him light that you won't name Local starcast I don't see color, I see tone And I think you got it wrong Maybe you, when my daughters grow The world would spin right My friend, the black boy I'm so sorry, I never called You gave your life, you gave your all You gave your all I see you wishin' we had talked 'Bout the times when we were young Sittin' bored under the sun, a friend that I see one as one And his name was-