Kinks - Black Messiah Lyrics
Everybody got the right to speak their mindSo dont shoot me for saying mineEverybody talking about racial equalitycos everybodys equal in the good lords eyesBut if I told you that God was blackWhat would you think of thatI bet you wouldnt believe itTheres a self made prophet living right next to meHe said the black messiahs gonna come and set the whole world freeHe looked at me with his evil eye and prophesiedAnd he really believed itHe said a black messiah is gonna set the world on fireAnd hes no liar, cos he has truly heard the wordEverybody talking about racial equalityBut Im the only honky living on an all black streetThey knock me down cos they brown and I whiteEverybody got the right to speak their mindSo dont shoot me for saying mineEveryobody talking about racial equalityYou hear everybody talking about equal rightsBut whites white, blacks black and thats thatAnd thats the way you should leave itDont want no black messiah to come and set the world on fireA black messiah is gonna come and rule the worldEverybody got to show a little give and takeEverybody got to live with a little less hateEverybody gotta work it out, we gotta sort it outEverbody got the right to speak their mindSo dont shoot me for saying mine
