Tom: Eb
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When I was in the third grade I thought I was gay
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' Cause I could draw, an' my uncle was, and I kept my room straight
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I told my mom tears rushing down my face
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She' s like "Ben you' ve loved girls since before pre-k," trippin'
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Yea I guess she had a point didn' t she?
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Bunch of stereotypes all in my head.
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I remember doing the math like, "yea I' m good at little league"
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A preconceived idea of what it all meant
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And I can' t change
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Even if I tried
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Even if I wanted to
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And I can' t change
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Even if I tried
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Even if I wanted to
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My love, my love, my love
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She keeps me warm
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She keeps me warm
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She keeps me warm
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She keeps me warm
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If I was gay, I would think hip-hop hates me
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Have you read the YouTube comments lately
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"Man, that' s gay" get dropped on the daily
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We become so numb to what we' re saying
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Our culture founded from oppression, yet we don' t have acceptance for ' em
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Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board
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A word rooted in hate, yet our genre still ignores it
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' Gay' is synonymous with the lesser
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It' s the same hate that' s caused wars from religion
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Gender to skin color, the complexion of your pigment
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When everyone else is more comfortable remaining voiceless
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Rather than fighting for humans that have had their rights stolen
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I might not be the same, but that' s not important
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No freedom till we' re equal, damn right I support it
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And press play, don' t press pause
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Progress, march on
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With the veil over our eyes
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We turn the back on the cause
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Till the day that my uncles can be united by law
When kids are walking ' round the hallway plagued by pain in their heart
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Strip away the fear
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Underneath it' s all the same love
About time we raised up
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And I can' t change
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Even if I tried
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Even if I wanted to
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And I can' t change
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Even if I tried
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Even if I wanted to
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My love, my love, my love
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Love is patient
Love is kind