Black Like Me
Mickey Guyton * Track #9 On Remember Her Name
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Black Like Me by Mickey Guyton
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Mickey GuytonProduced by
Nathan Chapman & Forest WhiteheadAbout
“Black Like Me” is a ballad that tells the story of Mickey Guyton’s life growing up in Arlington, Texas, the sixth-most conservative city in the United States. Despite growing up into adulthood, she still faces challenges due to her skin color, and does not consider America to be truly free due to h...
Black Like Me Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Little kid in a small town
I did my best just to fit in
Broke my heart on the playground, mm
When they said I was different
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, now
Now, I'm all grown up and nothin' has changed
Yeah, it's still the same
[Chorus]
It's a hard life on easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
If you think we live in the land of the free
You should try to be black like me
[Verse 2]
My daddy worked day and night
For an old house and a used car
Just to live that good life, mm
It shouldn't be twice as hard
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, now
Now, I'm all grown up and nothin' has changed
Yeah, it's still the same
[Chorus]
It's a hard life on easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
If you think we live in the land of the free
You should try to be, oh, black like me
[Bridge]
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh, I know
I'm not
The only one
Oh, yeah
Who feels
Like I
I don't belong
[Chorus]
It's a hard life on easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
And if you think we live in the land of the free
You should try to be, oh, black like me
[Outro]
Oh, and some day we'll all be free
And I'm proud to be, oh, black like me
And I'm proud to be black like me
I'm proud to be black like me
Black like me
Black Like Me Q&A
Who wrote Black Like Me's ?
Black Like Me was written by Nathan Chapman & Mickey Guyton & Fraser Churchill & Emma DD.
Who produced Black Like Me's ?
Black Like Me was produced by Nathan Chapman & Forest Whitehead.
When did Mickey Guyton release Black Like Me?
Mickey Guyton released Black Like Me on Tue Jun 02 2020.
What have the artists said about the song?
I had been in this town for a long time. I’ve felt overlooked for a long time. I felt unconsidered for a long time. I was showing up for other artists, but nobody would ever show up for me. It was really hard. That reminded me of my life growing up. I was always the only Black girl in spaces. I alwa...
What have the artists said about the song?
A lot of these songs I’d written two, three years ago. And ‘Black Like Me’ was kind of the one that helped me focus on what, exactly, I was trying to say in this album. I was chasing after acceptance, and chasing after acceptance in a predominantly white genre. And that was a tough pill for me to sw...