We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (Live @ Bitter End, NYC) (Live at The Bitter End, NYC)
Curtis Mayfield"We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue (Live @ Bitter End, NYC) (Live at The Bitter End, NYC)" is a song by Curtis Mayfield, released in 2004 in the Pop genre. The song is 6:21 long and contains 44 lines and 317 words.
0:00We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue - Curtis Mayfield
0:30We people who are darker than blue
0:35Are we gonna stand around this town
0:38And let what others say come true
0:42We're just good for nothing they all figure
0:47A boyish grown up shiftless jigger
0:50Now we can't hardly stand for that
0:55Or is that really where it's at
0:58We people who are darker than blue
1:03This ain't no time for segregating
1:07I'm talking 'bout brown and yellow two
1:11High yellow girl can't you tell
1:15You're just the surface of our dark deep well
1:19If your mind could really see
1:22You'd know your color same as me
1:26Pardon me brother as you stand in your glory
1:33I know you won't mind if I tell the whole story
3:41Story
3:44Get yourself together
3:49Learn to know your side
3:54Shall we commit own genocide
3:58Before we check out our mind
4:04I know we've all got problems
4:06That's why I'm here to say
4:08Keep peace with me and I with you
4:11Let me love in my own way
4:50Now I know we have great respect
4:56For the sister and mother it's even better yet
5:03But there's the joker in the street
5:06Loving one brother and killing the other
5:11When the time comes and we are really free
5:15There'll be no brothers left you see
5:20We people who are darker than blue
5:25Don't let us hang around this town
5:28And let what others say come true
5:32We're just good for nothing they all figure
5:38A grown up jigger well
5:41Now we can't hardly stand for that
5:45Or is that really where it's at
5:52Pardon me brother and you stand in your glory
5:59I know you won't mind if I tell the whole story
6:07Pardon me brother I know we've come a long long way
6:13But let us not be so satisfied for tomorrow
6:21For tomorrow can be an even brighter day
We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue - Curtis Mayfield 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 two High yellow girl 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 Story Get yourself together Learn to know your side Shall we commit own 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 grown up jigger well Now we can't hardly stand for that Or is that really where it's at Pardon me brother and you stand in your glory I know you won't mind if I tell the whole story Pardon me brother I know we've come a long long way But let us not be so satisfied for tomorrow For tomorrow can be an even brighter day
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