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Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
We've gotta come together
And thank the Maker of us all
[Hook]
We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We're colored people, and they call us the human race
We've got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a holy grace
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A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is the pa**ion of an artist's heart
By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
We've gotta come together
Aren't we all human after all?
[Hook]
Ignorance has wronged some races
And vengeance is the Lord's
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure
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Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy
[Hook]
We're colored people, and they call us the human race
[Oh, colored people]
We're colored people, and we all gotta share this space
[Yeah we've got to come together somehow]
We're colored people, and we live in a tainted world
[Red and yellow, black and white]
We're colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
[Colored people, colored people, colored people, colored people, yeah]