Jackpot Lyrics

You can take that pepper spray

With a grain of salt

If it happened yesterday

Then it's not my fault

'Cause me, I could run with any crowd

Though I'd hate to brag

I can leave my house without

A target on my back

So thank you mom & dad

You sure did do me right

I really hit the jackpot

When I came out white

The fact's my past's a proud one

And my future is bright

Daddy that was awful savvy

Making me white, alright

Raised me just like good folks should

Gave me all the tools

Like that nice safe neighborhood

And those nice clean schools

Now I'm paid quite handsomely

Though I'd hate to boast

But I'm free from sea to sea

Ya see, from coast to coast

So thank you mom & dad

You sure did make me right

I really hit the jackpot

When I came out white

I won't be called a traitor

Just for putting up a fight

Golly that was so smart mommy

Making me white, alright

And while I'm in the mood for gratitude

Must say I'm overjoyed

By your decision, your grand vision

To have me be a boy

And as if that wasn't enough lovin' to love

How kind it was back then

To raise me as an

Upper-middle-class American

So I look back on my life

Clearly as I can

Take a deep breath, tell my wife

Listen, here's the plan

We're gonna not change anything

Not one stripe, one star

Pray our kids are born to win

With skin that looks like ours

And they'll say

Thank you mom & dad

You sure did make us right

We really hit the big time

When we came out white

It's so damn nice to not get shot

For stepping outside

We really dodged a bullet

When we came out white, alright!