When they shipped us over as slaves

Made us struggle in the field till we fell in the grave

Then they noosed up our necks and hung us from the trees

Burned our bodies down as we bled on the leaves

Mmm…Now they tellin us we still equal even though

The narrative still the same so

Don’t Ask Why…I’m Hotter Than July

Don’t Ask Why…I’m Hotter Than July

When they tried to keep us from equality

We had to march hand in hand just to be free

They they beat us till we bled and they hosed us down

Put the dogs on us rippin our knees on the ground

Don’t ask why…I’m Hotter than July

Don’t ask why…I’m Hotter than….

Don’t try to tell me All Lives Matter

Cause it really doesn’t matter to me

When the people who fought and died

For your freedom is Still trying to be free….

Hotter….I’m hotter

Hotter…I’m hotter

When a young baby cries when his daddy dies

Holdin up his two black hands…oh lord!

When a brotha man chokes and can’t reach for his throat

Cause they afraid of his two black hands…oh lord!

When I continue to think that we is on the brink of becoming extinct

All because of my two black hands….

Don’t ask why…I’m hotter than July

Don’t ask why…I’m hotter than July

Don’t ask why…I’m hotter than July

Don’t ask why…I’m hotter than July

Don’t ask why…I’m hotter than July