What are Tom Robinson's philosophy and beliefs?And what song would symbolize his philosophy?

Another song that could fit Tom Robinson's character is one that is not as well known as the other two appropriate choices mentioned above, "Ain't No Reason" by Brett Dennen.  As the long-suffering stereotype of the Jim Crow Negroe, Tom Robinson could often reflect upon his fate in his silent moments.  And, as this stereotypic 1930s black man, Tom would have the attitude expressed by many of the black men that Richard Wright makes note of in his autobiography, Black Boy:  they were somewhat resigned to the fact that Jim Crow would supersede anything else.

Here is the first verse from Brett Dennen's song:

There ain't no reason things are this way,

It's how they always been and they intend to stay.

I can't explain why we live this way; we do it everyday.

Preachers on the podium, speakin' of saints in seance,

Prophets on the sidewalk, beggin' for a change,

Old ladies laughing from the fire-escape, cursing my name.

I got a basket full of lemons, and they all taste the same,

A window and a pigeon with a broken wing,

You can spend your whole life workin' for something

Just to have it taken away.

People walk around, pushing back their debts,

Talkin' 'bout nothin', not thinkin' 'bout death,

Every little heartbeat, every little breath,

People walk a tightrope on a razor's edge

Carryin' their hurt, hatred, and weapons.

It could be a bomb, a bullet, or a pen

Or a thought or a word or a sentence.