When equality is won 
and long due respect gained 
and the battle done 
for prejudice is slain 
are we quick to forget our cause?

We adopt that blue-eyed stare 
and forget about our groundings 
we put our nose up in the air
and pay no heed to our surroundings 
then wonder did we ever have a cause?

We move in big fancy houses 
name our children after Caucasians
lighter and lighter become our spouses 
we disregard black occasions 
Harriet, Martin, Malcolm what was their cause?

                   However;

To the next man we're still inferior 
though they pretend we're all the same 
when backs are turned they're superior
when doors are closed we're inane
and we are quick to close our doors.

We take for granted equal rights 
and think for sure we have them 
we ignore the equal slights 
we overlook the way it's been 
are you saddened 'cause the lost cause was lost?

But every now and then an event takes us back 
when we forget about our past reality will ring 
and the moment that we realized our slack 
was when white hands had beat on black Rodney King
then we immediately took back up our cause.