Letras
The dark brown shades of my skin
Only add color to my tears
Oh, that splash against my hollow bones
That rocks my soul, oh Lord
Looking back over my false dreams that I once knew
Wondering why my dreams never came true
Oh, is it because I'm black?
Ah, somebody tell me, what can I do?
Oh, oh Lord
Oh, something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black? Yeah
Oh, 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
Oh yeah, oh Lord
Mama, she works so hard to earn every penny
Oh Lord, yeah
Oh, something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black? Yeah
Oh, something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black?
Like a child stealing his first piece of candy and got caught
Peeping around lost corners somewhere, I got lost
Oh, something is holding me back
Ah, I wonder, is it because I'm black?
Oh, somebody tell me, what can I do?
Will I survive or will I die?
Oh, keep on holding me back
Oh, keep on holding on
Keep on picking on me
Oh, keep on holding me back
Oh, keep on holding on
Keep on holding on
Keep on holding me back
I wonder why you do me like that
But you keep on holding me back
Keep on putting your foot on me
I've got to break away, somehow and someday
'Cause I wanna be somebody so bad, so, so bad
I wanna be somebody
I wanna be somebody so bad
But something's holding me back
Is it because I'm black?
Is it because I'm black?
Oh, is it because I'm black?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh Lord
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black?
Hey, yeah, you see
I want diamond rings and things