- Jan 30, 2001
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Brothers in Flight
Young brothers ballin’
Dunkin’, shootin’, scorin’
High priced coaches in their Armani best
Oversized corporate logos pinned to their chest
Best teams in the land
Reaching Final Four glory
But behind the hoop and hype
Is a totally different story
A story of black gladiators
Performing incredible round-ball feats
More blacks on the court
Then in the arena seats
Sponsors, media, schools
Anyone making money
All white
Everyone except the brothers in flight
College Basketball
In a sorry, sorry state
All you need do
Is check the graduation rate
Exploitation
Manipulation
Despite a bunch of rhetoric
No one gives a ****
About education
NBA training ground
Where brothers think they will play
White players sit the bench and cheer
But they’re the ones who graduate
While boosting the team GPA
Brothers for hire
Jumping higher and higher
Campus heroes
Living large through boosters and other sources
Just trying to stay eligible
Curriculum of mostly remedial courses
Millions of dollars generated from the game
Brothers in flight
The trade off is a shame
“Student Athlete”
Give me a break
Brothers being used
For the millions others make
Financially it’s unfair
Morally it’s not right
Being used and abused
Young black men
Brothers in flight
BE
copyright(c)Bruce Edwards,2001
Young brothers ballin’
Dunkin’, shootin’, scorin’
High priced coaches in their Armani best
Oversized corporate logos pinned to their chest
Best teams in the land
Reaching Final Four glory
But behind the hoop and hype
Is a totally different story
A story of black gladiators
Performing incredible round-ball feats
More blacks on the court
Then in the arena seats
Sponsors, media, schools
Anyone making money
All white
Everyone except the brothers in flight
College Basketball
In a sorry, sorry state
All you need do
Is check the graduation rate
Exploitation
Manipulation
Despite a bunch of rhetoric
No one gives a ****
About education
NBA training ground
Where brothers think they will play
White players sit the bench and cheer
But they’re the ones who graduate
While boosting the team GPA
Brothers for hire
Jumping higher and higher
Campus heroes
Living large through boosters and other sources
Just trying to stay eligible
Curriculum of mostly remedial courses
Millions of dollars generated from the game
Brothers in flight
The trade off is a shame
“Student Athlete”
Give me a break
Brothers being used
For the millions others make
Financially it’s unfair
Morally it’s not right
Being used and abused
Young black men
Brothers in flight
BE
copyright(c)Bruce Edwards,2001