"The Ballad Of George Floyd" lyrics

George Floyd said that he could not breathe
So they laid him on the ground
George Floyd said that he could not breathe
So they put him in the ground

George Floyd wasn't a menace
And George Floyd wasn't a threat
George Floyd called for his mother
That's something I'll never forget
Yeah he called for his mother
And that's something I'll never forget

Remember when you called for your mother
When things are almost done
Remember when you called for your mother
And your race is almost run
Yeah he called for his mother
With those people all standing around
He told those men that he could not breathe
So they put him in the ground
Yeah he told those men that he could not breathe
So they put him in the ground

George Floyd begged for his life
George Floyd called for his God
George Floyd deserves some respect
But he got a knee on his neck
Yeah he deserves some respect
But he got a knee on his neck

I feel that knee on my neck
I feel those cuffs on my hands
My heart is pounding my brains out
My life is written in the sand
My heart is pounding my brains out
My life is written in the sand

It was just a simple encounter
With authorities unbridled threats
Yeah he called for his mother
It's something I'll never forget
Yeah he called for his mother
It's something I'll never forget