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Who's this face in the mirror that I see |
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Sometimes confused by the double standards of society |
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And maybe I'm wrong about the way I feel |
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But then will somebody tell me what is really real |
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Now I respect myself |
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I respect you too, but in the end it's got to be |
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Do unto me as I do to you |
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Now I try to tell you it's time |
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Separate our wants from our desire |
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Separate the truth from the lie |
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to live like people so inspired. |
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Peaceful world just out to see, |
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basic respect, humanity, |
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And it one time seemed to be. We can live together peacefully. |
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If we have truth we can survive |
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And for that our forefathers have died |
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It should be immoral or a sin |
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If it is according to the skin I'm in |
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Skin I'm in |
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tell me how many times, how many times can i |
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Adjust my attitude to reach & touch the sky |
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Basic love is the creed by which I live |
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But then sometimes I wonder just how much a man can give |
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Gross injustices surround me from the highest levels of power |
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and you say these are the people I depend on for my survival |
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is it for real or am I seeing shadows in the dark |
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I'll let you tell me, can u tell me brother |
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tell me now |
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Peaceful world just out to see, |
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basic respect humanity |
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I'm just trying to be realistic without becoming pessimistic |
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If we have hope we can survive |
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A damn good reason to stay alive |
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Is it immoral or a sin |
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It seems to be according to the skin I'm in |
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Skin I'm in |
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Peaceful world just out to see, |
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basic respect humanity |
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I'm just trying to be for real in a world with less appeal |
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I'm so frustrated and flustered at what has been reduced to justice. |
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It is immoral or a sin |
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If it is according to the skin I'm in |
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Skin I'm in |
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One world, One Love, One people. |