Kirk Franklin (outro) Hero Lyrics

(outro) Hero Lyrics

I refuse to be another black statistic

A black man who can wine and dine
in the sin of the world and still be considered a Christian

I plan on
being great

I care not to be less

I refuse to wear a barcode across
my chest

I refuse to let a black tee or throwback jersey define me

I
refuse to let my children witness divorce

Or make mature decisions in
court

I refuse to grow up carrying the generational curse

I refuse
to feel the need to curse in my verse

I hate being automatically looked
at when someone asks can anyone rap

I wanna be a black man that can flip
it from urban to corporate measures

A black man who doesn't gain
knowledge from the world for his own pleasures

A black man who reps
christ to the fullest with no regrets

My only regret is the stigma that
many black statistics in the past have set

Like going to jail, bragging
about bail, leaving our kids, cussing at church,

married and you still
flirt, no father present at birth

Animosity within the ministers of our
church

I refuse to let my people be viewed as temporary

I plan on
planting a seed not for the moment but for one thats legendary

As for
statistics

My father broke the mode

And i feel its my job for the
next generation to continue in it

Because i refuse to be another black
statistic