People Everyday
Soulchild Lyrics

I am everyday people
The singer identifies as a regular person like everyone else.

See I was resting at the park minding my own Business as I kick up the treble tone On my radio tape player box, right Just loud enough so folks could hear it's hype, see
The singer was listening to music at the park and minding his own business.

Outta nowhere comes the woman I'm dating Investigation maybe she was demonstrating But nevertheless I was pleased My day was going great and my soul was at ease
The singer's girlfriend came to see him unexpectedly and he was happy to see her.

Until a group of brothers started bugging out Drinking the 40 oz, going the nigga route Disrespecting my black queen Holding their crotches and being obscene
A group of men started harassing the singer and his girlfriend inappropriately.

At first I ignored them cause see I know their type They got drunk and got guns and yeah they wanna fight And they see a young couple having a time that's good And their egos wanna test a brother's manhood
The singer tried to ignore the men because he knew they were troublemakers and looking for a fight.

So they came to test 'cause of my hair-do And the loud bright colors that I wear [Boo !] I was a target cause I'm a fashion misfit And the outfit that I'm wearing brothers dissing it
The men started harassing the singer over his appearance and clothing.

Well I stay calm and pray the brothers leave me be But they're squeezing parts of my date's anatomy Why, Lord, do brothers have to drill me ? 'Cause if I start to hit this man they'll have to kill me
The singer tried to remain calm but the men's behavior towards his girlfriend escalated and he felt he may have to fight them.

I am everyday people (Repeat 2X)
The singer reiterates that he is just like everyone else despite the situation he found himself in.

I told the niggaz please let us pass, friend I said please 'cause I don't like killing Africans But he wouldn't stop and I ain't Ice Cube (who?) But I had to take the brother out for being rude
The singer tried to peacefully defuse the situation but eventually he had to defend himself and his girlfriend.

And like I said before I was mad by then It took three or four cops to pull me off of him But that's the story y'all of a black man Acting like a brother and get stomped by an African
The altercation escalated and the police had to intervene but not before the singer had to physically fight the man.

Come on
The singer is encouraging people to be understanding and respectful.

See the morale of the story is Everybody needs to change their way of thinking Being ignorant never got nobody nowhere It's not even worth it You know, you know, you know Hit it
The singer concludes that people need to change their discriminatory and disrespectful ways and that ignorance is never worth it.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, I
The singer repeats the chorus before the song ends.