I Just Want to be White Like Mommy Lyrics

In the midst of custody battles and pain

Jamie's yearning for whiteness, a desperate refrain

Her mother and Shawna they argue, fuss, and fight

Over what's best for the children's life

I just wanna be high, like mommy

My skin burns bright, it's my commodity

Why won't society let me be

Don't you see my struggle for identity is key

Shawna recalls the day

Jamie came to be when the birth certificate

Caused such misery, a sign your mother's race

A label to bear, a burden to carry

A weight to bear

I just wanna be high, like mommy

My skin burns bright, it's my commodity

Why won't society let me be

Don't you see my struggle for identity is key

The one drop below, a relic of the past

Declared that any black blood would last

And forever brand one none as black

A label that society would always attack

So Jamie didn't wanna be black

I just wanna be high, like mommy

My skin burns bright, it's my commodity

Why won't society let me be

Don't you see my struggle for identity is key

In a world where race defines us all

Jamie's struggle becomes too tall

But we must learn to love and accept ourselves

For who we are

And that's what society tells us

I just wanna be white, like mommy

Jamie's desire burns bright, like a commodity

But society won't let her be

And her struggle for identity becomes his key

Jamie's desire for whiteness may never be fulfilled

But with love and acceptance, she can rebuild

And Shauna will always fight for what's right

To give her grandchildren a future that shines

With a truth that burns bright

The one drop below, a relic of the past

Declared that any black blood would last

And forever brand one as black

A label that society would always attack

So Jamie didn't want to be black

In a world where race defines us all

Jamie's struggle becomes too tall

But we must learn to love and accept ourselves

For who we are

And not what society tells us

In a world where race defines us all

Jamie's desire for whiteness may never be fulfilled

But with love and acceptance, she can rebuild

And Shawna will always fight for what's right

To give her grandchildren a future that shines with a truth that burns bright.