I can't walk down the street 'cause people lookin' at me
 Like I just robbed the neighborhood Circle K
 Just mindin' my business, tryin' to make a livin'
 Takin' it day by day

 Some of the things that I've seen, you just wouldn't believe
 But I always hold my head up with dignity
 Can't judge the book by the cover
 'Cause they don't really even know me, don't know me

 They don't know about the things I be goin' through
 And they don't know about the pain I be feelin'
 They don't know about the [bad word] I be pullin' through
 And I won't let them get the best of me and my soul

 Excuse me Lord for fussin'
 Things I do to keep from cussin'
 How so many people they bug me
 Goin' around tryin' to judge me

 Like, "Why is he wearin' that dress?"
 "Why is he talkin' that mess?"
 "Why is he so into his Africanness?"
 'Cause I don't wanna settle for less, I know I deserve the best

 They don't know about the things I be goin' through
 And they don't know about the pain I be feelin'
 They don't know about the [bad word] I be pullin' through
 And I won't let them get the best of me and my soul

 Got a feelin'
 Said I'm givin'
 Everything that I've been meanin'
 Fixin' me

 Can I go now?
 'Cause what I found
 Is enough to keep me right
 Fixin' me

 Good God, Almighty
 (I can't walk down the street)
 Good God, Almighty
 (Everybody's lookin' at me)

 Good God, Almighty
 (Tryin' to steal my dignity, yeah)
 Good God, Almighty
 (They don't know what I seen)

 Good God, Almighty
 (Tryin' to make a livin')
 Good God, Almighty
 (Takin' it day by day)

 Good God, Almighty
 (Tryin' to find my own way)
 Good God, Almighty
 (Tryin' to have a good time)

 Good God, Almighty
 (Tryin' to have a mighty, mighty, mighty good time, yeah, oh)
 Good God, Almighty
 (Take away my pain)

 Good God Almighty
 Good God, good God
 Good God, good God
 Good Lord, good Lord

 Walk it off, walk it off now
 Gotta walk it off, walk it off now
 Walk it off, walk it off right now [bad word] on and go with me

 We're gonna find a good time
 Take the trouble and pain off our mind tonight
 Lemme hear one time
 Baby this is what I'm sayin'