I am the African of 1963
Transformed to a millennium man
But I feel the sands sifting.

God gave me a pigeon
Roosting in the rain
While I spy discrimination
That dirty dove won’t fly away.

So you wanna be a man?  Jove bound me to the Sahara
You wanna be a man?   With nothing but an eagle
You wanna be a man?   And I am never leaving
You wanna be a man?   Maybe I am only dreaming.

Now these fags got a saying
The Lord is our Shepard.
Things started changing
The day Mathew was heard.
I am the African of 1963.
It's the same old discrimination
They just shifted the bigotry.

So you wanna be a man? Jove bound me to the Sahara  If Prometheus
You wanna be a man?  With nothing but an eagle  Is choosing this,
You wanna be a man?  And I am never leaving  Then somewhere
You got heels in the backseat. Maybe I am only dreaming. I am choosing this.

You gonna be a man  And I know there's a problem
Just need a dirty beat  Too many sister gone under
To dance your pain  It's the ballot or the bullet
And dance on your grave. Malcolm tattooed it.

I am the African of 1963  Blacker than blue.  If Prometheus
Transformed to a millennium man     Is choosing this,
But I feel the sands shifting.     Then somewhere I am choosing this.