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It’s hard to be white
It used to be cool
We used to be king
We could do anything
We could say, “Merry Christmas”
We could worship our Lord
Buy a Chevy or Ford
Or a very loud motorbike
It’s hard to be white

It’s hard to be white
We wrote all the rules
And now they keep breaking
And changing the bathrooms
And killing policemen
Who serve and protect
And deserve our respect
While they suffer and fight
It’s hard to be white

Faster and faster and more every day
They’re erasing our culture away
Now we get Spanish announcements on the store P.A.
They used to go back, now they come here to stay
Bills are due, money is tight
It’s hard to be white

We were doin’ it right in the suburbs
Sleepin’ all night in the suburbs
Livin’ the dream in the suburbs
We were happy to be in the suburbs
Keeping it clean in the suburbs
Livin’ the dream in the suburbs

If it’s war they want, then it’s war they get
They better believe that our blood and spit
And the tears we spilled to conquer this land
And the savages we killed were all part of the plan
Not for nothing we came, not for nothing we built
Not for nothing we revolted, not for nothing we rebelled
It’s easy to be victimized
To take handouts and believe elitist lies
And professors who teach you who to despise
It’s easy to be the underdog
It’s hard to be rich
It’s hard to be right
It’s hard to be white

It’s hard to be rich
It’s hard to be right
It’s hard to be white

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from It Doesn't Matter Why It Is, It Doesn't Matter If It's Wrong IV, released October 23, 2020
written & recorded by John Elliott

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John Elliott San Francisco, California

“John Elliott is the Andy Kaufman of folk music.”

“Post Seinfeld, Post 9/11 Eyebrow Rock.”

“Well crafted and artful songs by a potentially disturbed individual.”

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