Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song We People Who Are Darker Than Blue, artist - Curtis Mayfield. Album song New World Order, in the genre R&B
Date of issue: 29.08.1996
Record label: Warner
Song language: English
We People Who Are Darker Than Blue |
We people who are darker than blue |
Are we gonna stand around this town and let what others say come true |
We’re just good for nothing they all figure |
A boyish grown up shiftless jigger |
Now we can’t hardly stand for that |
Or is that really where it’s at |
We people who are darker than blue |
This ain’t no time for segregating |
I’m talking 'Bout brown and yellow too |
high yellow gal can’t you tell |
You’re just the surface of our dark deep well |
If your mind could really see |
You’d know your color same as me, |
Pardon me brother as you stand in your glory |
I know you won’t mind if I tell the whole story |
Get yourself together, learn to know your sign |
Shall we commit our genocide before we check out our mind |
I know we’ve all got problems that’s why I’m here to say |
Keep peace with me and I with you |
Let me love in my own way |
Now I know we have great respect for the sister, and mother |
It’s even better yet |
But there’s the joker in the street loving one brother and killing the other |
When the time comes and we are really free |
There’ll be no brothers left you see |
We people who are darker than blue |
Don’t let us hang around this town |
And let what others say come true |
We’re just good for nothing they all figure |
A boyish grown up shiftless jigger |
Now we can’t hardly stand for that |
Or is that really where it’s at |
Pardon me brother, I know we’ve come a long long way |
Let us stop being so satisfied |
For tomorrow can be an even brighter day |