All you have to be is black
All you have to be is black
And you'll have a whole heap of problems,
From the first day of slavery
They've showed us no mercy
Had their evil intentions, Lord
All you have to be is black
All you have to be is black
Until blood mix with sweat
All you have to be is black
All you have to be is black
And you'll have a whole heap of problems,
Economics running through
I might have had a complex
But the sufferance we face, Lord
It's unsystematic, oh I know
All you'll have to be is black
And you'll get a whole heap of problems,
All you'll have to be is black
And you'll have a whole heap of problems
The system never do right by me
Then build up the barriers
To keep my people out, so I say
All you'll have to be is black
All you'll have to be is black
From the first day of September
They've showed us no mercy
Had a wicked intention, Lord
All you have to be is black
And you'll get a whole heap of problems,
All you have to be is black
And you'll have a whole heap of problems,
Walked them to death, Lord
Until God meets with sweat, so I say
All you have to be is black
All you have to be is black
All you have to be is black
And you'll get a whole heap of problems,
All you have to be is black
And you'll have a whole heap of problems
All you have to be is black,
the system caught you no time now
All you have to be is black,
and you're con stantly under attack
All you have to be is black,
and the system will hold you back
Sir, all you have to be is black,
and I will push you off your track you
