The Things I Wonder

What if Malcolm X told jokes
And Martin Luther King sold dope
The things I wonder

What if Rosa Parks was holding on to her seat in the back of a cab
And Robert Kennedy wasn't shot but instead got stabbed
The things I wonder

What if Sam Cooke wasn't born by the river
But more like a creek
What if the kkk wore army berets
And the black panthers rocked the sheets
The things I wonder

What if The Heat of The Night was more like the cool of the day
What if Rickey would've thought about the power in numbers
And walked the opposite direction with Tre
The things I wonder

What if Pac and Big were teachers
And Joel Osteen was a hip hop DJ turned preacher
The things I wonder

What if Jeopardy was hosted by Steve Harvey
And the pledge of allegiance was rewritten by Marcus Garvey
The things I wonder

What if Tookie Williams was bald
And precipitation didn't fall
What if Grant never received Lee's terms for surrender
The things I wonder

What if the word  holocaust meant a holiday celebrated by Jews during winter
And Patrick Ewing became a household name playing guard instead of center
What if slavery was more than just a story America refuses to remember
The things I wonder