Black + Beautiful

We’re black and beautiful Black and comely, say it humbly But let em know, we’re black and beautiful Call me ugly, wouldn’t love me But let em know, we’re Black and beautiful Black and comely, say it humbly But let em know, we’re black and beautiful Call me ugly, wouldn’t love me But let em know, we’re Black and beautiful Tell me where to go, they wanna tell me who I am Maybe they would know, if they cared to understand Tell me where to go, they wanna tell me who I am Maybe they would know, if they cared to understand I ain’t tryna hurt nobody, never robbed a man So please Mr officer, don’t kill me where I stand You want peace, I want the same Dressed for war, it’s a shame I needed you, you never came But speeded to, give us chains You know life is a gift, for you life is a shift When things go adrift, both end swift But I feel there’s a rift, like there’s a divide I mean I see blue lights, and I feel I should hide Black and comely, say it humbly But let em know, we’re black and beautiful Call me ugly, wouldn’t love me But let em know, we’re Black and beautiful Black and comely, say it humbly But let em know, we’re black and beautiful Call me ugly, wouldn’t love me But let em know, we’re Black and beautiful Tell me where to go, they wanna tell me who I am Maybe they would know, if they cared to understand Tell me where to go, they wanna tell me who I am Maybe they would know, if they cared to understand Yelling that we took their jobs, then they called us lazy Love to talk about the past, just don’t mention slavery We scare them when we frown, scare them when we smile Scare them when we’re grown, scare them as a child We’re victims when we’re calm, villains when we’re wild In love wit hot and spicy, ain’t messing wit the mild We gon, tun up, get it popping, never need a run up The city getting bun up, but God gon bring the son up Black and comely, say it humbly But let em know, we’re black and beautiful Call me ugly, wouldn’t love me But let em know, we’re Black and beautiful Black and comely, say it humbly But let em know, we’re black and beautiful Call me ugly, wouldn’t love me But let em know, we’re Black and beautiful