Oh the people
Dark brown shades of my skin
Only add color to my tears
That splash against my hollow bones
That rocks my soul
Looking back over my false
Dreams that I once knew
Wondering why my dreams
Never came true hoo
Somebody tell me uh what can I do
Oh yeah something is holding me back
Holding me back
Is it because I'm black
Yeah in this world of no pity
I was raised in the ghetto of the city
Uh yeah momma she worked so hard
To earn every penny
Something is holding me back
Holding me back
Is it because I'm black
Is it because I'm black
Yeah something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black yeah
Tell me because of my color
Something is holding me back
Like a child steeling
His first piece of candy
That cost
Even in my corner somewhere I got lost
Uh something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black
I wanna know I wanna know yeah
Something is holding me back
Because is it because I'm black
Tell me can you see
Somebody please tell me
Is it because I'm black
Is it because of my color yeah
