Programmed to be Ashamed
I grabbed you Stopped you from stepping In front of a car In front of the store Driver stopped Looked right at us We crossed You scold me for touching you I explain We are so programmed To be ashamed of being gay Only you think it was a gay gesture You're getting old You're half deaf You weren't paying attention Your friend next to you grabbed you Totally appropriate Up til then you were touching me Left & right I felt pride working as a team I thought you wanted to be seen Awareness precedes change It's conditioning You're programmed to be ashamed We'll keep working on it.