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you know my name... gave it to me... baby... boy... it was tagged on me... after my roots were cut off... mocked... rapped... and burnt... all that was left was brown... and here we are... still a large family somehow... spread out like peanut butter... crunchy... black to reality... africa... real life... down here... lifesize pawnshop... welcome to my house... shack... tracks... crack... smack... and if y'all don't get it... don't woory... be happy... 'cause no one does... really... no matter what color... hairdew... mood you in... tools you use... sun you shine... glasses you scratch... keys you loose... language you don't speak... movie you sleep... neighbor you hear... song you forgot... word you make up... sex you change... hat you step on... foto you never see... tree you piss on... point you don't get... party you crash... basket you miss... it's all bliss... restin'... peace... my name is... remember... that color... sometimes fashion... passion... other times... flushin' on... if it's yellow... let it mellow... if it's brown... flush it down... far away home... sweet... and here w'all are... growin' roots... wearin' boots... along that muddy path... doin' the aftermath... smillin' our survival... prayin' new godz... pumpin' gaz... searchin' within... openin' cans of freedom... hopin' for a better future... whapin' my name is... MR brown... i'm from...