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is it because i'm black - jimmy riley lyrics

dark brown shades of my skin, only add color to my tears
that splashed up against my collar bones, that rocks my soul
looking back over my past dreams that i once knew
wondering why my dreams never came true

something is holding me back, hold on
is it because i’m black? mm
in this world of no pity, i was raised in the ghetto of the city, mm
my mama, she works so hard to earn every penny
somebody tell me what to do
i wanna know, i wanna know what to do, mm

like a child taking his first piece of candy and got caught
wandering ’round life’s corner somewhere, i was lost
something is holding me back
is it because i’m black?

the dark brown shades of my skin, mm, only add color to my tears
that splashed up against my collar bones, that rocks my soul, yeah
looking back over my past dreams that i once knew
wondering why my dreams never came true, mm

something is holding me back
is this because i’m black? oh yeah
somebody tell me what to do
i’d like to know what to do, mm, see
the night comes down, the black light leave
and i find solitude in its company
is it because i’m black? oh
something is holding me, is it my black skin?
something is holding me, i’d like to know where to begin
something is holding me
is it because i’m black?
is it because i’m black? oh

- jimmy riley lyrics

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