Message from a Black Man

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

Yes, my skin is black

But that's no reason to hold me back

Oh think about it, think about it

Think about it, think about it

Think about it, think about it, think about it

I have wants and desires just like you

So move aside because I'm comin' through, oh

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

Yes, your skin is white

But tell me, my man

Does that make you right?

Think about it, think about it

Think about it, think about it

Think about it, think about it, think about it

This is a message, a message to y'all

Together we stand, divided we fall

Black is a color, just like white

So tell me how can a color determine

Whether you're wrong or right

We all have our faults

Yes we do

So look in your mirror (Look in the mirror)

What do you see? (What do you see?)

Two eyes (Two eyes)

A nose (A nose)

And a mouth just like me

Oh your eyes are open but you refuse to see

The laws of society

Were made for both you and me

Because of my color I struggle to be free

Sticks and stones may break my bones

But in the end you're gonna see my friend

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

(I'm black and I'm proud)

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

No matter how hard you try

You can't stop me now

(Oh I'm black and I'm proud)