I'm a young black man and I'm uncomfortable, can you see me?
Sometimes I need a friend when I go up to the city
It's so sad, so sad
Sometimes it hurts
But I'll never be defined by these words
Call me what you want
Call me what you want, uh
Call me what you want
Call me what you want, yeah
Black boy shine blue, hey-yuh
Black boy shine blue, hey-uh
Black boy shine blue, hey-yeah
Black boy shine blue, aye
In the moonlight
In the starlight
In the nighttime
Shine blue, hey-uh
Black boy shine Blue, hey-uh
You think that black boys can't feel no emotion
That's why they get older and they cause commotion
Baby, I think you might need some of this baby lotion
Cocoa butter potion
Melanin or golden, mm
I got my own problems I should work on
But I keep my head up, don't let it snooze on
You been talking out your backside
Acting like your backside
Cut that shit right out before it's homicide, mm
It's just my brown complexion
They don't want show affection
When we be up in court
We steady gotta yell objection
Like there's no connection
But we all just livin'
I think I'm hurting again
I'm feening again, oh
I get it, I get it
I get it, I get it, I-oh
But, they will never know
No, they will never know, nah
Black boy shine blue, hey-yuh
Black boy shine blue, hey-uh
Black boy shine blue, hey-yeah
Black boy shine blue, aye
In the moonlight
In the starlight
In the nighttime
Shine blue, hey-uh
Black boy shine Blue, hey-uh