No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
Yes, my skin is black
But that's no reason to hold me back
Why don't you think about it
Think about it, think about it, think about it
Think about it...
I have wants and desires
Just like you
So move on the side
'Cause I'm comin' through, oh!
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now, oooh...
Yes, your skin is white...
But tell me my man does that make you right?
Why don't you think about it
Think about it, think about it, think about it
Think about it...
This is a message
A message to y'all
Together we stand
Divided we fall, oh!
Black is a color
Just like white
So tell me how can a color determine whether
You're wrong or right
We all have our faults...
Yes we do
So look in your mirror
Look in the mirror
What do you see?
What do you see?
Two eyes
Two eyes
A nose, and a mouth just like me, oh!
Your eyes are open
But you refuse to see
The laws of society
Were made for both you and me
Because of my color
I struggle to be free
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But in the end
You're gonna' see my friend, oh!
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
(I'm black and I'm proud!)
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
(I'm black and I'm proud!)
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
Yes, my skin is black
But that's no reason to hold me back
Why don't you think about it
Think about it, think about it, think about it
Think about it...
I have wants and desires
Just like you
So move on the side
'Cause I'm comin' through, oh!
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now, oooh...
Yes, your skin is white...
But tell me my man does that make you right?
Why don't you think about it
Think about it, think about it, think about it
Think about it...
This is a message
A message to y'all
Together we stand
Divided we fall, oh!
Black is a color
Just like white
So tell me how can a color determine whether
You're wrong or right
We all have our faults...
Yes we do
So look in your mirror
Look in the mirror
What do you see?
What do you see?
Two eyes
Two eyes
A nose, and a mouth just like me, oh!
Your eyes are open
But you refuse to see
The laws of society
Were made for both you and me
Because of my color
I struggle to be free
Sticks and stones
May break my bones
But in the end
You're gonna' see my friend, oh!
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
(I'm black and I'm proud!)
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now
(I'm black and I'm proud!)
No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now