I so I wanna be somebody Ah ! I left my home so far away In a search for something new Ah ! The rugged road I walk it seems l Seems to have no end Ah ! Even though I try so hard They're still trying to keep me down Ah! Sufferation is all I see And it's all that I know So put your hand in mine, African brothe There ain't no mountain we cannot climb, I so I... Now that I know I feel it in my soul African boy- Oh this solid rock I stand African boy-Trying to be somebody African boy - I 'm black and I 'm proud African boy - I 'm a third world man Ah ! We're different colors but we're one Don't you understand I can smell the future in the air It s blowing everywhere Darkness instead of light Nothing seems to be right So put your hand in mine, African brother There ain't no mountain we cannot climb, I so I... Now that I know I feel it in my soul Some people talk about black Some people talk about white But the only color I know Is sweet sweet love I share it with my mother And I share it with my sisters I share it with my father And I share it with my friends See, you can't judge a man by the color of his skin Nor you can judge a book by the color of its cover Black me black and that s the natural fact Black me black and me no look back African boy...