Sometimes in the night, I think of black man.
When the stars are gone, I think of black man.
Is he old or is he wise,
Staring from a thousand eyes, yeah,
Sometimes in the night, I think of black man.
Sometimes in my sleep, I think of black man.
Pressing on me dark and deep, hey black man.
Ain’t nobody looks like me, but
Sometimes with my hands I see
Another one like me, but he’s a black man.
Black man, do you feel like me, and
Do you see the world I see, and
Black man do you feel much like a black man?
Sometimes when I eat, I think of black man.
Eating chicken feet, I think hey black man.
When a big man yells at me, and
When he throws his heavy feet
Against my wooden knee I think of black man.
Black man, if you are like me
You’d just sit down real quietly
You’d cross your legs right at the knee, hey black man.
Please, don’t you speak your mind
Cause all of us is color blind,
Yeah ain’t nobody here who saw a black man.
Sometimes in the church, I think of black man.
When everyone is praising god, hey black man.
When Jesus Christ is in the air, and
Green search lights is everywhere, and
Ain’t no shelter anywhere, hey black man.
Sometimes in my bed, I think of black man.
When I think I’m good as dead, hey black man.
When I think I’m lost in hell, and then
I hear the dinner bell,
You know they really mean us well, hey black man.
Are you strong, just like they say,
Cause I could use some strength today
Some muscled arms to clear my way, hey black man.
Black man, if you are like me,
You’d just sit down real quietly,
You’d cross your legs right at the knee, hey black man.
Please, don’t you speak your mind,
Cause all of us is color blind,
Yeah, ain’t nobody here who saw a black man.