Privilege

Everything my masters taught me

Everything I masters knew

I know I took it all for granted

And the same things let me down

You punish me and then forgive me

You beat me till I feel no pain

You shake my hand we both say thank you

And you hope it won't happen again

I never knew what it was I wanted anyway

I didn't know what it was I was trying to say

What I was trying to say

And I never had privilege

That's one thing I never had

I never had privilege

That's one thing I never had

Well if you've got letters after your name

If you've got someone who can take the blame

You've got privilege

That's one thing I never had

They sent a letter to my father

So my father had to beat me too

And he beat me till the blood ran down my legs

Which is something you didn't do

So what can I do to make you change your way?

I never knew what it was I wanted anyway

I didn't know what it was I was trying to say

What I was trying to say

I never had privilege

That's one thing I never had

I never had privilege

That's one thing I never had

Well if you've got letters after your name

If you've got someone who can take the blame

You've got privilege

Well, it's one thing I never had

It's one thing I never had

It's one thing I never had

It's one thing I never had

I never had privilege