Black Boy (Extended Version)

[Intro] Hey, hey-ah Mm I thank you for the sun I thank you for the moon and the stars above Oh, yeah, mm [Verse 1] I imagine myself running my fingers through your hair You'll lay your head on my chest and lay your heart bare You tell me where it hurts, baby, don't, don't hold it Baby, your tears are manly Baby, your tears are manly [Verse 2] I imagine myself looking so deep into your eyes The midnight oil of melanin, no longer despised I'll tell you you're enough, the way you are, you're enough And, baby, your pain is human Baby, your pain is human [Chorus] And if I ever, ever gеt to love a Black boy I'll forever, еver give him love, give him love If I'm ever, ever blessed to love a Black boy I'll forever tell him, "You're enough, you're enough" [Verse 3] As my fingers trace the narrative written in your scars The journey that you carried alone is now ours I sing over your pain when it hurts so deep Baby, you are my glory Baby, you are my glory (Glory) [Chorus] And if I ever, ever get to love a Black boy I'll forever, ever give him love, give him love And if I'm ever, ever blessed to love a Black boy Oh, I'll forever tell him, "You're enough, you're enough" [Bridge] Hey, and I need you to know Black boy I see your weakness, I see your strength (Said I need you to know) I see your wrestle, I see your faith (Oh, I need you to know) I'll be your shoulder, your warm embrace In the rise and in the fall (Oh, ooh-yeah) I see your weakness, I see your strength (I see you) I see your wrestle, I see your faith (I need you to know that I, I see you) I'll be your shoulder, your warm embrace (Ooh) And in the rise, in the fall [Outro] Ooh, ooh-ooh, Black boy, I see you