Is It Because I'm Black
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The dark brown shades on my skin
Only add color to my tears
That flash against my hollow bones
That rocks my soul
Lookin' back over my false dreams that I once knew
Wonderin' why they never came true
Is it because that I'm black?
Somebody tell me, what can I do?
Somethin' is holdin' me back, uh-huh
Is it because that I'm black?
In this world of no pity
I was raised in the ghetto of a city
Mama, she worked real hard
On every penny, oh Lord
Somethin' is holdin' me back
I wonder, is it because I'm black?
Like a child stealin' his first piece of candy and got caught
Peepin' 'round life's corner somewhere, I got lost, oh
Somethin' is holdin' me back
Is it because I'm black?
Somebody tell me, what can I do?
Should I die or will I survive?
Somethin' is holdin' me back
Is holdin' me back
You black brothers, keep on pushin'
You black sisters, keep on pushin'
Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud
Keep on pushin', change gonna come
Just a matter of time, change is gonna come
Keep on pushin' on, keep on pushin'
Say it loud, right on, I'm black and I'm proud
Change has got to come, gonna keep on pushin'
I'm gonna keep on pushin', I'm gonna keep on pushin'
I'm gonna keep on pushin', gonna keep on pushin'
Gonna keep on pushin', keep on sayin' it loud
I'm black and I'm proud, keep on sayin' it loud, y'all
I'm black and I'm proud, keep on sayin' it loud
I'm black and I'm proud