the temptations - message from a black man lyrics

melvin: yes, my skin is black,
but that's no reason to hold me back
eddie: 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!

temptations: no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now
eddie and temptations: no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now, oooh...

melvin: yes, your skin is white...
does that make you right?
eddie: 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!

dennis: black is a color
just like white,
tell me how can a color determine whether
you're wrong or right,
we all have our faults...
yes we do

eddie: so look in your mirror
temptations: look in the mirror
eddie: what do you see?
temptations: what do you see?
eddie: two eyes,
temptations: two eyes,
eddie: a nose, and a mouth just like me, oh!

eddie: 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!

temptations: no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now
(chorus repeated several times through music, or "the bridge")

(after a few minutes, above chorus is repeated
as song nears end, and then...)

temptations: say it loud!
no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now

temptations: say it loud!
no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now

temptations: say it!
no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now

temptations: say it loud!
no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now

temptations: say it loud!
dennis: i'm black and i'm proud!
temptations: no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now

temptations: say it loud!
dennis: i'm black and i'm proud!
temptations: no matter how hard you try
you can't stop me now

fade to end