Who I Am - Victory

I was born in a world of great divide

We all live together, but we’re not all on the same side

When I was a child, I didn’t see all the lines

But that was until reality opened up my eyes

I saw people that look like me

Pray for equality

While others believe in supremacy, I saw my people in chains mentally

And others I saw walking free

Every child needs to know who they’re born to be

Am I born for greatness?

Am I born to be free?

And every day when I wake up

I hear bondage coming for me

Lies of society

Tear me down and take away my liberties

But what can I say?

We’ve been this way for centuries

So I guess this is who I am, it’s where I came from

These are my people, this is my struggle

I guess this is who I am, it’s where I came from

These are my people, this is my struggle

There are times when I wish I could run away

But I can’t run or hide from my reality

I’m grown and I don’t own a thing, not a dime to my name

Or anything to leave for my kids to claim

It’s a shame

'Cause I wonder if they’ll live better lives than me

Or will they grow up listening to society?

Someday my life will come to an end

I don’t know how and I don’t know when

But one thing I do know is that I’m tired of waiting for a change to come

When I still got enough life in me to march towards freedom

I still got enough fight in me to fight for our children

Lift your head, child, there’s no need to hide

We’re gonna overcome with dignity and pride

Because this is who we are, it’s where you came from

These are your people, this is our struggle

I’m telling you this is who you are, child, it’s where you came from

These are your people, this is our struggle

C’mon, everybody, we’re on our way to victory

We’re gonna march toward our destiny until we live in liberty

We’ll rise above poverty and change the whole society

We’re gonna get up in the morning and make our dreams reality