Same Love

When I was in the 3rd grade, I thought that I was gay

Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight

I told my mom, tears rushing down my face

She's like, "sam, you've loved girls since before pre-k"

Yeah, I guess she had a point

A bunch of stereotypes all in my head

I remember doing the math like, yeah, I'm good at little league

A preconceived idea of what it all meant

For those that like the same sex, had the characteristics

The right wing conservatives think it's a decision

And you can be cured by some treatment and religion

Man-made re-wiring of a predisposition

Playing god, ah naw, here we go

America the brave still fears what we don't know

And god loves all his children is somehow forgotten

Yet we paraphrase a book written 3500 years ago

I don't know

I can't change, even if I tried, even if I wanted to

My love, my love, my love, she keeps me warm

Ask yourself, what kind of person do you wanna be?

And how many commandments are gonna rule the way you think?

And do we really mean it when we say he loves us all?

And do we really believe it when they say that we're created equal?

Of course I do, I'm not a racist or an asshole

Yet we can treat 'em less if their love is homosexual?

Well rules are rules, the bible's pretty clear here

Yeah, we know, we get it, but we don't live by procedure

We decide what's right by what's right, not what's written

We evolve past our outdated norms and dispositions

We don't exclude people based on the footnotes of exodus

Like my friend hailey, who loves both of her dad's

You wanna tell her their love is difference?

You wanna make that distinction?

You wanna tell her that this beautiful and limitless thing that we call love has rules, and a proper way to do it?

And that there love is less love because an old book don't exclude it?

I guess here's how I see it: You've got a heart beat like mine

Probably get that same feeling when your fingers intertwine

Well me love es su love, same heart, same love

About time that we raised up same sex

Love is patient, love is kind

I can't change, even if I tried, even if I wanted to

My love, my love, my love, she keeps me warm

Press play, don't press pause

Progress march on

With a veil over our eyes we turn our backs to the cause

Until the day my uncles can be united by law

And kids are walking 'round the hallways

Plagued by pain in their hearts

A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are

And a certificate on paper isn't going to change it all

But it's a damn good place to start

So it's time that we stand without a doubt or concession

Rather than sitting here gridlocked in oppression

We all raise our voices, 'til their too loud to ignore

Singing songs of acceptance

Thank you, macklemore

I can't change, even if I tried, even if I wanted to

My love, my love, my love, she keeps me warm