[00:19.20]The dark brown shades of my skin only add color to my tears
[00:34.80]That splash against my hollow bones that rocks my soul
[00:50.49]Looking back over my false dreams that
[00:53.01]I once knew
[00:58.53]Wondering why my dreams never came true
[01:05.97]Is it because
[01:07.08]I'm black
[01:10.26]Somebody tell me what can
[01:12.57]I do Something is holding me back is it because
[01:15.27]I'm black
[01:15.51]Repeat
[01:15.90]In this world of no pity
[01:17.01]I was raised in the ghetto of the city
[01:19.05]Momma she worked so hard to earn every penny
[01:21.99]Oh lordSomething is holding me back
[01:26.91]Cause Is it because
[01:30.24]I'm black
[02:10.08]Repeat
[02:23.28]Like a child steeling his first piece of candy
[02:26.13]That cost
[02:31.11]Even in my corner somewhere
[02:33.69]I got lost
[02:38.61]Something is holding me back
[02:42.75]I wonder
[02:45.66]Is it because
[02:46.68]I'm black
[02:53.58]Somebody tell me what
[02:55.11]I can do
[02:59.01]Will I survive or will
[03:01.29]I die Keep on holding me back
[03:31.14]Keep on holding on
[03:31.74]Keep on picking on me
[03:32.76]Keep on holding me back
[04:29.01]Keep on holding on keep on holding me back
[04:31.92]Keep on holding be back
[04:35.85]I wonder why you do me like that
[04:37.80]But you keep on putting your foot on me
[04:39.48]But I've got a break a way some how some day
[04:42.27]Cause I wanna be somebody so bad
[04:43.59]So so bad
[04:45.30]I wanna be somebody
[04:45.78]I wanna be somebody so bad
[04:46.77]But something is holding me back
[04:53.43]Is it because
[04:53.88]I'm black
[04:54.21]Is because
[04:55.98]I'm black is because
[04:58.17]I'm blackSomething is holding me back
[05:00.03]I want diamond rings and things