Sometime my mind dives deep
When I'm runnin'
I don't want no free ride
I'm just sick and tired of runnin'
Some nights I cry
Cause I can see the day comin'
Together we fly
Oh, but no more runnin'

Why?/Overview: Throughout the 18th and 19th century racial segregation was something that was very common at the time. People that were considered "colored" or African American had no voice at the time and were seen as the lowest of the lowest, they were always told of what they possibly can and can't do by the white men. The songwriter/producer concludes  "When I'm runnin'/I don't want no free ride/I'm just sick and tired of runnin'/Some nights I want to cry/Cause I can see the day comin'/Together we'll fight/Oh, but more runnin'"(2016, P.Williams).African Americans were treated very poorly with no respect and the person here is trying to find some sort of way out to be free from all of society but he/she can't b/c everywhere he/she goes they are always going to be treated unfairly and will never find some sort of freedom so they keep runin',  In the book of Huckleberry Finn there is this one scene in chapter 42 with Tom Sawyer and he states "...hain't no right to shut him up! He ain't no slave; he's as free as any creature that walks this earth". People back then had the decency to think that just because your skin color is different you were considered to be the outcasts, lowest of lowest and the "creatures" of society. There were a lot of wrong things we did as a Nation that we struggle to fix with today.

I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow
And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow
This place is crelu no where could be much colder
If we don't change the world will soon be over
Living just enough, stop giving just enough for the city

Why?/Overview: Mr. Wonder is talking about how life was back then for African Americans. A mother would work all day and barely make a penny for their children, most African American children were bright and were motivated to learn but did not get the chance because the were "different". Racism is the doing or practice of discrimination against someone due to their religion or race. Everyone was also made equal not one generation is considered to be higher than the other. In Mr. Wonders song he states "I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow. And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow.This place is cruel no where could be much colder". At the time many African American families were struggling and had no voice to fight against what wasn't right. Sometimes there would be threats to kill them if they were to do simple things such as voting for the new president. There is also a similar situation to in the book Huckleberry Finn, when Pap stated in chapter 6 "...I was just about to go and vote myself, but when they told me they'd let that nigger vote, I drawled out"  Pap here is basically saying that he wants no part in voting if your going to let the African American vote. We were all made equal, but no one saw it during the time era, the "colored" were people too but were just looked at as pieces of property. Mr. Wonder tried to convey a message that something must be done in order to stop things like this and segregation and he made a positive impact by trying to be a voice for the African-American society.