Do You Really Know How I Feel - The O'Jays

Walk down my street

Dirty filth is all I see

I hear men scream

Then I hear the sirens

I hear the hungry babies crying

I see the poisoned rats dying

It’s all happening, alive

On the street where I live

Oh, God help me to forgive

Walk on the other side of town

Beautiful houses all around

I don’t hear no men scream

I don’t hear no sirens

I hear the sound of laughter and glee

I see you takin' it all so easy

It’s all happening

Alive on the street where you live

God help you if He will

Do you really know how I feel

Do you really know, know how I feel

'Cause if you do, then why

Do you keep on makin' me feel this way

Hey, hey, hey

I remember the day

Tellin' me to show up and not be late

And to fight faithfully

So they people over there can be free

When my right on my corner

There’s a woman she begs

All the day long so her kids can be fed

Well it’s all happening

Alive on the street where I live

Lord help me to forgive

You smile in my face

Tellin' me it won’t be this way always

When I say it’s been 400 years you say

I know how you feel

But do you really know how I feel?

Do you really know, know how I feel?

'Cause if you do, why in the hell

Do you keep on makin' me feel this way?

Do you really know how I feel?

Do you really know, know how I feel?

'Cause if you do, why in the hell

Do you keep on makin' me feel this way?

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

I don’t believe you know

I don’t believe that you know

I may say I’m doin' fine

I may say I’m doin' really fine

I may say I’m doing so fine

Deep down in my heart

I am really lyin'

Ah, tell me now

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

Do you really know

How I feel

Hey, hey, hey

How I feel

Hey, hey, hey

What I feel, what I feel

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey