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don't judge me
I had to teach myself to learn
I became a open book
begin to turn the pages inside
I discovered in my glossary
you were afraid of me
I was part of a heritage
crowned with bravery
no books allowed
you knew that if I could read
I would become a victory
I wouldn't have to work the fields
I would become the seed faster than you I would grow
to make things more painful
you separated my family tree
you took the best of everything
I couldn't complain
I knew you couldn't take my hopes and dreams
and the song I sing
no books allowed
with everything that you knew
I was still one step ahead of you
couldn't steal my prayers
my God would bring me through
no books allowed
I am the pages
and I speak out loud
we are the generation
that have been published
and are very proud to say
that we are allowed
