Tornup - The Scholar Lyrics

You ought to stick to the issue
I've got the itch to dismiss you
You're educated while ignorant
Shoddy history misused
I'm black, you're white, and we both got into this college
You say Affirmative Action is racist. You won't acknowledge
The structure of our society, the context of our lives
Racist Reconstructionist red-lining realty still will deprive
The multitude of black neighborhoods equal opportunities
You fast to play the victim would never live in our communities
Ask any black student's grandfather or grandmother
If land was rented in rich white suburbs to many 'coloreds'
Ask them if the law would arrive if ever they crossed the tracks
Look up how much public schooling is paid for by income tax
So if no economic boom included the black and poor
And you're the heir, but you want to kick me out to gentrify my dorm
Then you should study 'til that title 'most qualified' suits you
'Cause if you and I apply and it ends up in a tie
Screw you