[Sample]

Oooh everybody knows

When little children play

They need a sunny day

To grow straight and tall

Let the sun shine through

[Verse 1: Tribe One]

He was always just a little bit different

Since he was an infant

He didn't fit into the system

While everybody else debated nature and nurture

He watched a normal life fade away from him further

Growing up, it was no big secret

Most of the other kids knew before he did

But it wasn't til the teasing got heated

That he realized the reason he was being mistreated

So every day at home was spent breaking those habits

Cause his father wasn't raising no-

And mama prayed for god to save her only son

And made him go to church so they can save his soul

Cause god forbid the neighbors know

And the preachers say they only hate the sin

But it never felt that way to him

Even his family made him feel strange and alien

So when he thought of suicide

There wasn't anyone to say to him

[Chorus]

You're not different, you're special

You're sitting on the threshold of infinite potential

And if you can just hold on a little bit more

You'll get to see the reason you were given this for

You're not different, you're unique

And some day crowds will gather just to listen to you speak

And if you hold on for just a bit longer

It gets better, I promise it gets better

[Verse 2]

She was always just a little bit different

Since she was an infant

She didn't fit into the system

While all the other girls were trying on make-up

She was bringing her grades up to a-plus

It didn't matter if her manner with boys was awkward

She was gonna be a lawyer or doctor

Her biggest worry was disappointing her father

That's why the teasing was more annoyance than other

And then she got a picture in her inbox

And everything stopped, she was in shock

A camera phone photo in her underwear and gym socks

The sender was anonymous no way to get the link blocked

First she felt embarrassed then total self awareness

No way in hell was she gonna tell her parents

When she couldn't face the prospect of school the next day

There wasn't anybody around to say

[Chorus]

You're not different, you're special

You're sitting on the threshold of infinite potential

And if you can just hold on a little bit more

You'll get to see the reason you were given this for

You're not different, you're unique

And some day crowds will gather just to listen to you speak

And if you hold on for just a bit longer

It gets better, I promise it gets better

[Verse 3]

I was always just a little bit different

Since I was an infant I didn't fit into the system

While all the other kids had heroes they relate to

I was learning the meaning of "interracial"

See I have a white mom and black dad

And I've been lied on and laughed at

And had friends that back-stabbed and cat-scratched

Since the first time I tried on a backpack

My parents separated when I was a second grader

A little hell-raiser even on my best behavior

Custody had me and my brother stuck in the middle

Just little kids finding out the world's rough and it's brittle

So with all the makings of a troubled youth

I struggled through all the pain I growed accustomed to

And every time I needed the most help and felt weak

I was lucky that I had someone there to tell me

[Chorus]

You're not different, you're special

You're sitting on the threshold of infinite potential

And if you can just hold on a little bit more

You'll get to see the reason you were given this for

You're not different, you're unique

And some day crowds will gather just to listen to you speak

And if you hold on for just a bit longer

It gets better, I promise it gets better

[Sample]

Everybody knows