Many Times I Feel Different Like A

I Try To Swim Every Damn Day I Can, And I've Learned To Scuba Dive And Snorkel.

By The Time I Was Eight I Was Taking Classical Piano Lessons And I Wanted To Be A Concert Pianist. But That Didn't Work Out. I Graduated From High School And My Formal Education Ended.

You Don't Have To Live Next To Me / Just Give Me My Equality.

What Kept Me Sane Was Knowing That Things Would Change, And It Was A Question Of Keeping Myself Together Until They Did.

When I Was Studying... There Weren't Any Black Concert Pianists. My Choices Were Intuitive, And I Had The Technique To Do It. People Have Heard My Music And Heard The Classic In It, So I Have Become Known As A Black Classical Pianist.