Fourteens

Intro

They say fourteen the same, but we know it ain’t

Two stories, two faces, written in the paint

One cryin’ for his life, other there just watchin’

Try to tell me we equal, but somebody been joshin'

Verse 1

Picture young Emmett, just a boy from the Delta

Dreams cut short, justice never really helped ya

Fourteen candles blown out, just for a word

While others stand in crowds, undisturbed, unheard

Chorus

Our fourteens ain't treated equal, truth in the frame

One mourned in the south, one cheered in a game

Memories scar deep, the pain don’t fade

We grow up knowing that the rules ain’t the same

Verse 2

See Jerry on the sidelines, teenage face in the news

Cheerin’ with the crowd, like he couldn’t lose

But Emmett ain’t have a chance, whole life confused

Marched for his pain, which path you choose

Pre-Chorus

Some get a future, some get a stone

Some get remembered, some left alone

Time keep movin’, but the line don’t crack

History repeat, always lookin’ back

Chorus

Our fourteens ain't treated equal, truth in the frame

One mourned in the south, one cheered in a game

Memories scar deep, the pain don’t fade

We grow up knowing that the rules ain’t the same

Post-Chorus

Ain’t the same, ain’t the same

Ain’t the same, ain’t the same