YES
my skin is...
brown
there is no way
to get around
that
fact
but
you can call me black
yeah, black beauty
black cutie
black ruby
or black milk
chocolate
yeah my skin
feels like real
silk
so don't drop
the ball
when you call
me
black
because I love that
but know the facts
before you go there
they hit the ground
run
yeah, back in the day
they did not play
yeah, they stood
for good
yeah, street to street
neighborhood to neighborhood
yeah, their feet
felt the heat
yeah, through every meet
and greet
BUT
GUESS WHAT?
they didn't stop
yeah, even when they got hassled
by cops
they kept on walking
they kept on taking
righteousness
yes. in hopes
that all would be...
blessed
equally
they walked
with wisdom
the walked
with pride
yeah, they walked
with each other
side by side
yeah, most wasn't
televise
or documented
BUT
they were with it
yeah, they were
fully committed
to the cause
YEAH,
they had balls
in the school halls
and in several city streets
YEAH,
many feet
hit the beat
in the heat
BRAVO
BLACK
PEOPLE
God made me
a black woman
yeah, God made me
to be
more than a lil sumthin' sumthin'
yeah, sumthin' sweet like jam
yeah, I am
water to a dam
or
a slam to a dunk
yeah, I am
the trunk
to a hunk
of
a man
yeah, without me
he
could not stand
or even be
on this land
yeah, man
is
the sand
but
I am
the rib to live
yeah, the sensitive part
that is
more than capable
to protect
the heart
God made me...
black
yeah, He didn't make me
whack
or weak
no, He made me
strong and deep
yeah, able to keep
going
yeah, even with...
not knowing it
all
yeah, to be black
is
to rise
with opened and closed
eyes
and, SUPRISE
I like the fact
that I am
black
yeah, even if...
i had no choice
in my skin
or
in my voice
