I Used to Hate Being Brown
I used to hate being brown.
Why is the Chinese buffet our favorite?
But now I love being brown.
I don’t have to explain why we savor it.
I used to hate being brown.
Why do I smell like this?
But now I love being brown.
It’s my parent’s cooking I miss.
I used to hate being brown.
Our music sounded funny.
But now I love being brown.
Los gringos love Bad Bunny.
I used to hate being brown.
Mami’s English always embarrassed her son.
But now I love being brown.
When it comes to languages, most only know one.
I used to hate being brown.
The slightly racist jokes were laughed at.
But now I love being brown.
Out of the heart the mouth speaks. Let’s chat about that.
I used to hate being brown.
I didn’t know how to feel about immigration.
But now I love being brown.
Without immigrants — we would be a different nation.
I used to hate being brown.
I said the right things around the white pastor.
But now I love being brown.
I am not your token or a bad actor.
I used to hate being brown
But as I’ve gotten older, what I found
Is that what I truly hate is that
I used to hate being brown.
