Is It Because Im Black

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[Verse] (0:16)

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The dark brown shades of my skin
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Only add colour to my tears
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   That splash against my hollow 
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bones, that rocks my soul
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Looking back over my false dreams, 
that I once knew
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Wondering why my dreams never came 
true
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   Somebody tell me, what can I do
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[Chrous] (1:07)

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   Something is holding me back
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Is it because I'm black?



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[Verse] (1:20)

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In this world of no pity
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I was raised in the ghetto of the 
city
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   Momma, she works so hard
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To earn every penny



[Chorus] (1:46)

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   Something is holding me back
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Is it because I'm black?
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   Something is holding me back
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I wonder, Is it because I'm black?



[Solo] (2:12)

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[Verse] (2:38)

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Like a child stealing candy for the 
first time, and got caught
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Around life's corner somewhere I got
 lost
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   Something is holding me back
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Is it because I'm black?
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   Something is holding me back
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Is it because I'm black?



[Other] (3:18)

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   Somebody please tell me
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Is it because I'm black? With my 
black skin
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   Somebody, someone...