Before you judge me, why not try to love me?
 I'll try to help you when he's wrongin' us
 Don't point your finger, sayin' it's all of us

 If a man yells "hate," will my voice be heard?
 Does he speak for me when he chooses one bad word?
 When wrong is done under one person's name
 Should all the people have to share the blame?

 I'm not my brother's keeper, though he be strong or weaker
 Before you judge me, why not try to love me?
 If I do wrong, then someone make me pay
 But if I'm right, don't try to block my way

 Don't judge the story without opening up the book
 The good you find inside it many times is overlooked
 Being militant don't mean peace ain't in your heart
 Though we're most impatient for freedom to start

 I'm not my brother's keeper, though he be strong or weaker
 Before you judge me, why not try to love me?
 Don't cut into me with your knives of doubt
 Before you judge me, why not hear me out?
 Whoa, brothers!!

 (I'm not my brother's keeper) 9X

 I'm not my brother's keeper, though he be strong or weaker
 Before you judge me, why not try to love me?
 I'll try to help you when he's wrongin' us
 Don't point your finger, sayin' it's all of us

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