Is It Because I'm Black (Holding On)

The dark brown shades of my skin Only add color to my tears That splash against my hollow bones That rocks my soul Looking back over my false dreams That I once knew Wondering why MY dreams Never came true Is it because I'm Black Somebody tell me what can I do Something is holding me back Is it because I'm Black In this world of no pity I was raised in the ghetto of the city Momma she worked so hard To earn every penny Is it because I'm Black Somebody tell me what can I do Something is holding me back Is it because I'm Black And I keep on holding on Like a child stealing his first piece of candy And got caught Peeping around lifes corner somewhere I got lost Something is holding me back Is it because I'm Black