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Lyrics:
HOOK (full)
Ben most people would turn
you away
I don't listen to a word they
say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
if they had a friend like Ben
VERSE 1
uh My name's Adair and I'm
here to recruit you
What up Hip-Hop Can I spit
some taboo
Hello young world can I
change your outlook
When I was growing up I was
forced to give a frown look
to people who were different
than me,
and I just accepted it man
but I was so naive
see I was scholarship-ed to a
private school
and in the hood I was with my
vatos acting a fool
so either way being gay was
wrong
it was against the hood laws
or the laws of God
so... I didn't see them -they
probably were scared straight
but I made a friend I never
expected to make....
now, I can see all the hate
reaction on your face
this subjects not the type
that hip-hop embrace
but its long overdue... where
you at Wayne
I said its long overdue where
you at Ye?
I mean...
HOOK (half)
they don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
if they had a friend like Ben
VERSE 2
Ben you're my friend in case
you unaware
Adair Lion does if nobody
else care
and I've never been
the type to harp on what others think of me
so there's no wonder why I
call out all this bigotry
Being Christian
its hard to say this...
but the Bible was wrong
this time...
Its in every species and
every family I've met
so I don't see why to the
world its a crime
you see logistically
and statically
not every dancer dude is gay
not every football players
straight
and thats crazy huh, but
thats fact yo!
and thats the same anywhere,
even rap yo!
oh you don't see that...
you don't believe that...
I guess him over there he
chose to be Black...
and her Asian...
and them White...
and those God awful gays
chose to live that life, huh?!
HOOK (half)
they don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
if they had a friend like Ben
VERSE 3
Ben I dont know if my friends
will back me up on this
they might turn their backs
and say that I'm a bitch
and I know if you come out
you'll get the same shit
but we dont need that kind of
peeps in our relationship
"gay is okay"
the number one thing a rapper shouldn't say...
I said it anyway and I made
history...
(and) to all the little dudes
learning to mack
the hottest chicks got a gay
in their clique, remember that
Ben this songs for
you while your growing up
'cause I don't wanna see you
break and say you've had enough
It doesn't just get better,
it gets awesome homie
what I mean is I just wanna
see you blossom homie
its just they never really
miss you 'til you (are) dead or your gone
so on that note, Im
leaving after this song
you ain't
gotta feel any way about Adair for long
but at least let Michael tell
you why I'm this way...hold on
HOOK (full)
Ben most people would turn
you away
I don't listen to a word they
say
They don't see you as I do
I wish they would try to
I'm sure they'd think again
if they had a friend like Ben
OUTRO
Coincidentally, Ben is the
name of someone I've never met...my dad.
So why would I ever judge
someone who is trying to be two of what I never had?
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