Didn't see a thread on this, it's gaining a lot of attention apparently. <object width="448" height="374"><param name="movie" value="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhaJH46as822dI0c0U"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/e/16711680/wshhaJH46as822dI0c0U" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullscreen="true" width="448" height="374"></embed></object> Lyrics: Spoiler To the man that waited on me at the Starbucks down on Main, I hope you understand When I put on that t-shirt, the only thing I meant to say is I’m a Skynyrd fan The red flag on my chest somehow is like the elephant in the corner of the south And I just walked him right in the room Just a proud rebel son with an ‘ol can of worms Lookin’ like I got a lot to learn but from my point of view I’m just a white man comin’ to you from the southland Tryin’ to understand what it’s like not to be I’m proud of where I’m from but not everything we’ve done And it ain’t like you and me can re-write history Our generation didn’t start this nation We’re still pickin’ up the pieces, walkin’ on eggshells, fightin’ over yesterday And caught between southern pride and southern blame They called it Reconstruction, fixed the buildings, dried some tears We’re still siftin’ through the rubble after a hundred-fifty years I try to put myself in your shoes and that’s a good place to begin But it ain’t like I can walk a mile in someone else’s skin ‘Cause I’m a white man livin’ in the southland Just like you I’m more than what you see I’m proud of where I’m from but not everything we’ve done And it ain’t like you and me can re-write history Our generation didn’t start this nation And we’re still paying for mistakes That a bunch of folks made long before we came And caught between southern pride and southern blame Dear Mr. White Man, I wish you understood What the world is really like when you’re livin’ in the hood Just because my pants are saggin’ doesn’t mean I’m up to no good You should try to get to know me, I really wish you would Now my chains are gold but I’m still misunderstood I wasn’t there when Sherman’s March turned the south into firewood I want you to get paid but be a slave I never could Feel like a new fangled Django, dodgin’ invisible white hoods So when I see that white cowboy hat, I’m thinkin’ it’s not all good I guess we’re both guilty of judgin’ the cover not the book I’d love to buy you a beer, conversate and clear the air But I see that red flag and I think you wish I wasn’t here I’m just a white man (If you don’t judge my do-rag) Comin’ to you from the southland (I won’t judge your red flag) Tryin’ to understand what it’s like not to be I’m proud of where I’m from (If you don’t judge my gold chains) But not everything we’ve done (I’ll forget the iron chains) it ain’t like you and me can re-write history (Can’t re-write history baby) Oh, Dixieland (The relationship between the Mason-Dixon needs some fixin’) I hope you understand what this is all about (Quite frankly I’m a black Yankee but I’ve been thinkin’ about this lately) I’m a son of the new south (The past is the past, you feel me) And I just want to make things right (Let bygones be bygones) Where all that’s left is southern pride (RIP Robert E. Lee but I’ve gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me, know what I mean) It’s real, it’s real It’s truth Thoughts?
Yeah.... I'm pretty sure not every black man in America wears a do-rag or sports gold chains, very stereotypical of them. I never liked LL anyway.
Well, I'm glad you used that HARD-EARNED money to buy those gold chains instead of getting something useful, LL! :grin: Yee-ikes, that song was more grueling than an argument with SwoL--wait... WHAT?!?!?
I think the point of the do-rags and gold chains line were meant to illustrate how those objects are polarizing in the same way as the Rebel Flag (flown or worn) are to a white man. I seriously doubt that LL is saying every black man in America is like that.
It's an earnest attempt at least. Kind of gutsy to attempt to include a rapper in a country song. (if weird) Doesn't quite have the Aerosmith/Run DMC magic.
Pretty sure not all white people wear the confederate flag either. So worse song, this or that Friday song?
So now that White and black people have ended the beef when are they going to attack the beef against me (Mexicans)? Where's our song?
The problem is it's not even close to being the same thing. Maybe turtle necks and do-rags are like the same thing. Confederate flag certainly isn't.
