How can they be so cruel,   When they call me names to hurt me,   Exception to the rule   No, they knowing nothing at all      No they don't understand,   How I could hold your hand   Will they ever understand   How I could hold your hand close to me      Oh, we know how it feels   Our love is real      I'm a prisoner in this age   It won't give in easy   They'll have to turn the page   Instead of putting you down      Needing a helping hand   I'm not so different after all   Needing a promised land   So we can get along