Rick James — Black And White

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Oh yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Hey-hey-hey-hey-ey Yeah, yeah, yeah Ooh, uh Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Frankie was a brother And his skin was just as dark as night Suzy was a sister And just coloured pretty Suzey, very white They met in a nightclub Somewhere in the year of '89 Suzy told her girl friends "Well I think that colored boy is really fine" Oh yeah They look so wild and crazy, yeah Check them out and see, yeah I think I'll let the walls down to my prison Let my heart go free, yeah Now wanna get wild and crazy, yeah Don't care what people say, naw Step into the dark side of the rainbow What I'll do is right Just a silly game of Black and White Be it together Talkin' about Black and White Black and White Be it together Talkin' about Black and White What color you are Oh say, can you see (can you see) Just what color you are (just what color that you are) Black, yellow or white (black or white) Everybody is a star (everybody is a star) Frankie looked at Suzy And he caught her staring in his eyes Suzy's girl friends told her What was happening just wasn't very wise, now Oh no If it was another world They'd met each other face to face No one ever heard the conversation That was taking place Oh no Do you wanna get wild and crazy, yeah Maybe take a chance, yeah If the talk that they may talk about us May I have this dance, baby Do you wanna get wild and crazy, yeah Break the silly rules, yeah Maybe if we get to know each other Groove out all the fools [?] Bring it to the light Cause when you break it down It's just silly games of Black and White Be it together Talkin' about Black and White Black and White Be it together Talkin' about Black and White So just stand and be proud (be proud) Sing a song, sing it loud (sing it soft and sing it loud) Bring the truth to the light (bring it to the light) Come together black and white (come together, come together) ("Calling people of the world") come together ("Black boys, white girls") come together ("I have a dream") come together Yeah, yeah, yeah Come together ("black boys, white girls") Come together ("calling people of the world") Come together ("as sisters and brothers") ("I have a dream") Come together now! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Black and white ("black boys, white girls") Black and white ("I had a dream today") Come together