Small Thing

Mister, don't you be afraid to walk
On my side of the street
I promise I won't hurt you
You're just swimming in your fears
And your fears run deep
It won't surprise me if they drown you

Don't be led by what's been said
Baby, follow your own head
Hate me for the man I am
Not what you don't understand

Brother, brother, it's only color
It's just a small thing
You'll discover it's below ya
It's just a small thing

Home sweet home is where your roam
But who does home belongs to?
It belongs to your offspring
Is it fair that you don't care and you dog the air
So that they just might never see spring

Hold your breath as long as you can
Poison is the air you breathe
Don't tell me how much you care
And you still cut down thе trees

Mother Nature she's in dangеr
This ain't no small thing, yeah
Don't be a stranger, caring won't hurt ya
It's just a small thing

Everybody's screaming peace
But I ain't seen none yet
If we're ready to achieve
Tell me why can't we believe it can be done
One nation, one light
One wrong, one right
One love in God

Yo, maybe if you stopped dumping oil in the ocean
We wouldn't have to die for it
I'll take the bus or the train, just to ease the pain
Of another mother going insane
From a body bag that brought the blues
It followed the letter that brought the news
Of her kid on the front line who never had the time
To understand why the bullets in his hand
He had to use to kill another man of the same blood
His blood, your blood, my blood
What the hell are we thinking of?
No good could ever come from violence
You will all see in time
War is the product of a mad man's mind