Black Is Black Lyrics - The Jungle Brothers

Now from a tribe called Quest 

And I'm here tonight with The Jungle Brothers 

And we're about to get into this thing called 

Black is black is black is black 

Yeah (uh-huh oh, baby) 

Said yeah (ah hah) 

Black is black is black is black 

In America today, I have to regret to say 

Something, something is not right 

And it deals with black and white 

Tell me Mike G is it me? 

Nah, it's just society 

Filled with propaganda, huh! 

Why do we meander, huh? 

In a zone with hate for peace 

All of this B.S must cease 

All I am is one black man 

In a mighty big white hand 

Brother brother, sister sister 

If you're Miss or if you're Mister 

Listen please to this fact 

Black is black is black is black 

Black is black is black is black 

Black is black is black is black 

Way back when in '68 

When brothers didn't have it great 

They fought back with civil rights 

That scarred the soul, it took the sight 

The common foe you plainly see 

On the streets or on TV 

Segregation was the king 

Vietnam was full in swing 

Martin Luther had to shout 

"Let's get out, get out, get out" 

The situation sort of changed 

But what really makes matters strange 

Is our foe is well disguised 

We don't know where our fate lies 

Still and all we cannot lack 

The fact that black is black is black 

Black is black, is black, is black 

Black is black, is black, is black 

Judged by both my race and color 

Don't you know we need each other? 

I need you and you need me 

And if not now you soon will see 

My light complexion has no meaning 

If you think so you're still dreaming 

Wake up, wake up, wake up, wake up 

There's no time for us to break up 

Black is black not blue or purple 

Being black is like a circle 

Round and round we all will go 

Where we end up I don't know, listen to me if you will 

Your fantasies will get you killed 

Reality is what is real, reality is black is black 

I try, try to tell my people, 

We all are one, created equal 

Before we master, we must plan 

Is that so hard to understand? 

Today's the day we get together 

To try to change and make things better 

If not where will we be tomorrow? 

Drowning in the pool of sorrow 

Daylight shines but still few see 

That we must fight for unity 

In a picture that's fixed is black and white 

Why's it both that have to fight? 

Uplift the race, uplift the race 

See my soul and not my face 

All for one and one for all 

Black is black, that's right y'all 

(Black is black, is black, is black 

Is black, is black, is black 

Black is black, is black, is black 

Is black, is black, is black 

Black is black, is black, is black 

Is black, is black, is black)