I JUST WANNA LIVE

I just wanna live

God protect me

I'm a young black man

Doing all that I can (Can)

To stand

Oh, but when I look around

And I see what's being done

To my kind (Kind)

Every day (Day)

I'm being hunted as prey

My people don't want no trouble

We've had enough struggle

I just wanna live

God protect me (Just stay right by my side)

I just wanna live

God protect me (Just stay right by my side)

So many thoughts in my head (Head)

Will I live? Or will I end up dead? (Dead, dead)

It's an unequal sequel

No matter where I be

There's no place safe for me (Me, me, me)

Oh, oh, oh-oh

I'm not asking for too much

So Lord please, help

I just wanna live

God protect me (Just stay right by my side)

I just wanna live

God protect me (Just stay right by my side)

This is my battle cry (Cry, cry, cry, cry)

Oh, oh, oh-whoa

I just wanna live

God protect me (Just stay right by my side)

I just wanna live

God protect me (Just stay right by my side)

I just wanna live