Sade — Immigrant Live 2001 Circuit City Bonus Track

[Spoken Intro] This next song is a sketch of a picture on my mind since I was a child Tonight, I'd like to dedicate it to my mom, in memory of my father, Adebisi Adu It’s about the struggle he and his peers had to bring us to where we are today Coming from where he did He was turned away from every door like Joseph To even the toughest among us That would be too much He didn't know what it was to be Black 'Til they gave him his change But didn’t want to touch his hand To even the toughest among us That would be too much Isn't it just enough How hard it is to live How hard it is to live Isn't it hard enough Just to make it through a day The secret of their fear and their suspicion Standing there looking like an angel In his brown shoes, his short suit His white shirt and his cuffs a little frayed Coming from where he did He was such a dignified child To even the toughest among us That would be too much Isn't it just enough How hard it is to live How hard it is to live Isn't it hard enough Just to make it through a day Just to make it through a day Coming from where he did He was turned away from every door like Joseph To even the toughest among us That would be too much He didn't know what it was to be Black 'Til they gave him his change But didn't want to touch his hand To even the toughest among us That would be too much