Do Somethin'

I might die,
if I don't do nothin'
If I don't do nothin'
I might die,
I might die,
If I sit idly by,
and don't do nothin'
and don't do nothin'
I might die,
who am I 
to see your plight
and don't do nothin'
and don't do nothin'
to not even fight
not lift a hand,
not shed a tear,
not take a stand,
not ease a fear
just sittin' here,
I might die
I might die,
to see another brother maimed,
to see another sister shamed,
I might die 
to see another mother cry,
as I stand there wondering, why?
I'll climb a hundred ladders,
to cause a hundred banners, to fly,
proclaiming BlackLivesMatter,
if it would cease the manner,
in which liberty lie,
I might die,
but if I remember correctly,
if it affects one of us directly,
it affects us all indirectly, so
I might die,
I might die,
If I don't do nothin'
I might die,
if my hand I give, 
but a person without
something to die for
isn't fit to live.

victori7 © 8/4/15