Country music singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton‘s “Black Like Me” hits you right in the feelings no matter your background.
“This song was a God moment. He put it on my heart to write it. I thought it was to heal my heart but now I realize it’s meant to heal every heart,” Guyton shares about the song via Twitter.
This week, Guyton made her late-night television debut with a special performance of her Grammy-nominated song “Black Like Me” from her acclaimed EP “Bridges.” Congratulations to Mickey on becoming the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in the Best Country Solo Performance category! Watch it below!
“Black Like Me” Lyric Video
Song Lyrics
Little kid in a small town
I did my best just to fit in
Broke my heart on the playground, mmh
When they said I was different
Oh, now
Now, I’m all grown up and nothin’ has changed
Yeah, it’s still the same
It’s a hard life on easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
If you think we live in the land of the free
You should try to be black like me
My daddy worked day and night
For an old house and a used car
Just to live that good life, mmh
It shouldn’t be twice as hard
Oh, now
Now, I’m all grown up and nothin’ has changed
Yeah, it’s still the same
It’s a hard life on easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
If you think we live in the land of the free
You should try to be, oh, black like me
Oh, I know
I’m not
The only one
Oh, yeah
Who feels
Like I
I don’t belong
It’s a hard life on easy street
Just white painted picket fences far as you can see
And if you think we live in the land of the free
You should try to be, oh, black like me
Oh, and some day we’ll all be free
And I’m proud to be, oh, black like me
And I’m proud to be black like me
I’m proud to be black like me
Black like me
