Song | We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue |
Artist | Curtis Mayfield |
Album | New World Order |
Download | Image LRC TXT |
作词 : 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 segregatin' | |
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 the 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 side | |
Shall we commit our own genocide | |
Before you check out your 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, while 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 can be an | |
An even brighter day |
zuo ci : 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 segregatin' | |
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 the 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 side | |
Shall we commit our own genocide | |
Before you check out your 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, while 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 can be an | |
An even brighter day |
zuò cí : 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 segregatin' | |
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 the 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 side | |
Shall we commit our own genocide | |
Before you check out your 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, while 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 can be an | |
An even brighter day |