Brian K. Lundy, Jr.

My friend the black boy
我的兄弟 那个黑皮男孩
You don't give a second a look
你们一眼都不愿施舍的男孩
Let's you think that he's a cruel
你们自认他很残暴的男孩
Why you shakin'?
为什么你在空中摇晃不定？
My friend the black boy
我的兄弟 那个黑人男孩
He gave his life for you, he did
他的生命结束在你手中 是的
I've got the proof, I've got some pics
我取得了确切证据 我看到了流传照片
And still you judge him
你们仍然在猜疑判决他
Should he hang up on the cross
难道他就应该被肆意搁置于地吗?
Would that make you feel this loss
你们不会感到良心的谴责吗？
Need a book to show you how to feel right
看来你们需要一本书告知那些正确的行为
Maybe I should say his name
或许我应大喊他的名字
Shout it out and make his claim
大声吼出他并向他索取赔偿
Give him light that you won't name
给点面子好了 我不愿指名道姓
I don't see color, I see tone
我不见肤色之差 我只知你的语气
And I think you got it wrong
依我所见 你们做了错事
Maybe when my daughters grow
也许当我女儿长大成人后
The world would spin right
这世界才会正确地转动吧
My friend the black boy
我的兄弟 那个黑皮男孩
I'm so sorry I never called
我很抱歉我从未喊过你的名字
You gave your life, you gave your all
你牺牲了你的一生 你献出了你的所有
You gave your all
你的一切被夺走了
I see you wishin' we had talked
我明白你期盼我们能够愉快欢谈
About the times when we were young
聊一聊逝去童年的美好
Sittin' bored under the sun, a friend that I see one as one
百无聊赖地坐在骄阳之下 一个我视如己出的朋友
His name was—
他的名字是