Cover art for Black and White America by Lenny Kravitz

Black and White America

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Sep. 19, 20111 viewer

Black and White America Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Martin Luther King, he had a vision
And that's a fact
He died so we could see that was his mission
So don't look back

[Hook 1]
There is no division, don't you understand
The future looks as though it has come around
And maybe we have finally found our common ground
We're the children of one father
If you're looking back, don't bother
We're Black and White America

[Verse 2]
In 1963 my father married
A black woman

And when they walked the street they were in danger
Look what you've done


[Hook 2 x2]
But they just kept on walking forward hand in hand
The future looks as though it has come around
And maybe we have finally found our common ground
We're the children of one father
If you're looking back don't bother
We're black and white America
[Bridge]
We've waited so long
We've waited so long

[Hook 1 x3]

[Outro]
Oh, yeah
Black and white America
Gonna keep moving forward, oh
Blow Harold

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Credits
Produced By
Background Vocals
Electric Guitar
Electric Piano
Saxophone
Synthesizer
Wind Chimes
Programmer
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Recorded At
Gregory Town Sound, Eleuthera, Bahamas
Release Date
September 19, 2011
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