They forced it On the county school board And made a lot people mad They planned to bus Us off across town And things got really bad That's when The private schools Were started And they opened in a rush But daddy said Come September You'll be riding bus 109 bus 109 bus You'll be fine (I'll) (We'll) On bus 109 I met Lavonna Jones In gym class She said my hair Had no curl We played Basketball together But came From different worlds Lavonna lived down In the projects Compared to her I had so much You know my life Was changed forever All because of bus One day Lavonna Came to my house What people thought Didn't matter to us When the lines Were drawn by colors We crossed The line on bus