The Getaway People - Does My Colour Scare You? lyrics

rate me

I'm a black man with a gun in my hand,

I ain't got no job, no money to spend

I never meant for things to be like this, but let me tell you man

It's just the way it is: One of them "have-nots" lookin'

for to cover my needs

I got a family and myself to feed, I never meant to hurt nobody

But I will if I have to

The world was going insane, mothers and fathers, hide the pain

We all want out of this game, crush the pain, we're all to blame

We claim to be victims, Muslims, Hindus, Jews and Christians

Create our own fears, hate grows stronger through the years

Does my colour scare you?

Does my colour make you nervous

Confirm all your doubts about my kind?

Are you so inclined?

Does my colour scare you?

I'm a white man with a gun in my hand,

I ain't got no job, no money to spend

I never meant for things to be like this, but let me tell you man

It's just the way it is: One of them "have-nots" lookin'

for to cover my needs

I got a family and myself to feed, I never meant to hurt nobody

But I will if I have to

Whose been feedin' your head? Y'Mama got no more tears to shed

Probably something was said, I'm driven to the limit instead

I'm a white man poor man beggarman thief, evidence of your disbelief

Nobody move nobody gets hurt

Does my colour scare you?

Brothers and sisters across the land,

you gotta work it out and take a stand

It's all about love for y'fellow woman, y'fellow man

There ain't no masterplan