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[Verse 1]
My people, dark brown shade of my skin
Only add color to my tears
That splash against my hollow bones
That rocks my soul
[Verse 2]
Looking back over my past dreams that I once knew
Wondering why my dreams never came true
Somebody tell me what can I do, ah yeah
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
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?)
[Verse 5]
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black?
Yeah
[Verse 6]
Tell me, is it because of my color
Something is holding me back
[Verse 7]
Like a child stealing his first piece of candy and got caught
Wandering 'round life's corner, somewhere I got lost
[Verse 8]
Something is holding me back
Is it because I'm black?
I wanna know, I wanna know, yeah
Something is holding me back (people)
Is it because I'm black?
Tell me, can't you see
Somebody, please tell me
Is it because I'm black?
(Is it because of my color?) Hey
Written by: Glenn Watts, Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Jones Leonard, Syl Johnson

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