Luther Jackson green 
you didn't even in the apartment above me 
we smoke cigarettes on the stairs
tell me stories that whipe boys never hear 
like when it found the shine 
can move north in 1949 
on this gentle..got it took em the talent 
see the Jackie Robinson play 
it was a picture perfect day 
in the sunshine in the hate 
you didn't understand why those people were said such horrible things 
his death pays no attention to them 
turn around to what's a man 

The wood black man in the place bar 
filled was better in every day 
my daddy said if you wanna win in this world 
you gotta beat em at the wrong game 

Luther Jackson green
with the lost school 1963 
in the summer between he worked in Alabama with Martin Luther king 
he met a girl in the summer night 
and felt hard when saw each other's eyes 
there were people down that really didn't like the evil black 
and she was white 

They found her in the ditch a little outside the town 
some stupid memories glass in the..so roof ain't beating down 
he looked me in the eyes..and turned and walked away 
 
We knew it was better than other pain 
We knew it was better than other pain 
We knew that the..when the time to walk away 
He knew until he changed the rules 
oh and now he beat it with the wrong game 

He never did lose that feeling inside 
you can hear it in his voice, you can hear it in his eyes 
with the move now where's to live 
when it's right passed away 
and he's running next door to the son 
so you're watching..game 

Luther Jackson green
watch your legs and that was me 
and put the black now in the white house 
I think he never thought it seem 
could know and ever cry 
I could see tears in his eyes 
 
You dreamed about this moment 
every single day of his life 
yeah..at night in sleep 
but it lives long enough to see
America become the kind of..
all he's wanted it to be 
he said he could never forget the day 
that would beat it with the wrong game 
yeah just like Jackie Robinson 
like Jackie Robinson


Gotta be bigger than other hand 
just like Jackie Robinson ohh
gotta be better than other pen 
just like Jackie Robinson ohh
gotta find a better way oh 
just like Jackie Robinson ohh
oh gotta beat it the wrong game 
just like Jackie Robinson ohh 
oh kind of beat the wrong game 
just like Jackie Robinson ohh
kind of beating the wrong game 
just like Jackie Robinson 
just like Jackie Robinso