Rudolph Isley - Black on Black Love lyrics

[Chorus:] Black on black love That's what I'm thinking of That's what I want from you To thine own self be true Black on black love That's what I'm thinking of C'mon, 'cause we're in this together, y'all Let's try to make our hoods a little better, y'all [Verse 1:] Last night after I prayed, I layed my head down Tired after a hard day I blocked out the siren sound As I fell into a deep sleep I don't have dreams of cream My dreams are vivid and seldom seen And much to my delight I saw my peoples in a different light Tension was gone We stood Black and strong Instead of a day We had a lifetime of atonement I felt loved I didn't have to treasure the moment Instead of d**, we gave out hugs And you payed with pain No more thugs and Everybody knew everybody's name No tricks, no cheaters, women beaters, pimps or who*es Less stress, and a whole lot less liquor stores Children played without worries of strays Longer days with shorter nights No need to fight We all stuck tight We stayed away from the traps As a people, we lived right and exact And showed a whole lot more of that [Chorus] [Verse 2:] In my dream, we all loved our neighbors Did each other favors And used the good sense God gave us Watched each others' backs And lifted while we climb There was no crime None of my brothers was doin' time And they treated all their sisters like ladies Women didn't worry because their men didn't act shady Mothers were proud of their seeds And kept a big smile 'Cause the whole village chipped in And raise that one child We supported our local Black-owned stores We were down for the cause The next man make sure you had yours There were no robberies, murders, or rapes No child molesters We took control of our own fate The life span of the Black man increased Times were less stressed We did our best to live in peace We showed love for rap Kept in contact We stayed away from the traps And showed a whole lot more of that [Chorus] Now as I wake up to face this harsh mentality It's just a dream or prayer, far from reality As I wait, the siren sounds begin again I get up, walk to my window Wondering if it will ever end When I look out, nothing's changed Hustlers are still there Lady on the phone yelling how her baby father doesn't care Conflicts with derelicts over squeegies Homeless will work for food "Would you please feed me?" It's our duty to try and help remove some of the stress Every 20 minutes a child dies a violent d**h Parents are frustrated Wondering where they went wrong Knowing that that fast money, it won't last long We got some that fight for rights to be equal Some struggle, and still we commit crimes against our own people [Hook:] Love, love, love Bump, bee-ahh-dump bah-dump-bah Black on Black love Don't let it chain react Or fall into the traps It's time to recognize And start spreading some of that Love, love, love Bump, bee-ahh-dump bah-dump-bah Black on Black love Love, love, love Bump, bee-ahh-dump bah-dump-bah Black on Black love Don't let it chain react Or fall into the traps It's time to recognize And start spreading some of that [Chorus]