Darryl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black (Holding On) Lyrics
Darryl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black (Holding On) Lyrics
The 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
Is it because I'm Black
Somebody tell me what can I do
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
In this world of no pity
I was raised in the ghetto of the city
Momma she worked so hard
To earn every penny
Is it because I'm Black
Somebody tell me what can I do
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
And I keep on holding on
Like a child stealing his first piece of candy
And got caught
Peeping around lifes corner somewhere
I got lost
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
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The 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
Is it because I'm Black
Somebody tell me what can I do
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
In this world of no pity
I was raised in the ghetto of the city
Momma she worked so hard
To earn every penny
Is it because I'm Black
Somebody tell me what can I do
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
And I keep on holding on
Like a child stealing his first piece of candy
And got caught
Peeping around lifes corner somewhere
I got lost
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
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
Is it because I'm Black
Somebody tell me what can I do
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
In this world of no pity
I was raised in the ghetto of the city
Momma she worked so hard
To earn every penny
Is it because I'm Black
Somebody tell me what can I do
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
And I keep on holding on
Like a child stealing his first piece of candy
And got caught
Peeping around lifes corner somewhere
I got lost
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm Black
Writer: Glenn Watts, Jimmy Jones, Syl Johnson
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB.
Copyright: Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, SC PUBLISHING DBA SECRETLY CANADIAN PUB.
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Performed By: Darryl Johnson
Featuring: Syl Johnson, Glenn Watts (contributor), James L. Jones (contributor)
Language: English
Length: 3:42
Written by: Glenn Watts, Jimmy Jones, Syl Johnson
