Michael Jackson
Black or White lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 1991
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:15
(Hey!) What?
(Turn it off) dad, this is the best part!
(Turn it off) no!
(It's too late for this, turn it off)
Dad, this is the best part, come on
(No, turn it off now) no, this is the-, I wanna listen to it, okay?
You've got things to do tomorrow, turn it off now!
Right, too late? Sure, eat this
Aaow! (Ooh)
Aaow!
I took my baby on a Saturday bang
Boy, is that girl with you?
Yes, we're one and the same
Now I believe in miracles
And a miracle has happened tonight
But if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white, ooh
They print my message in the Saturday Sun
I had to tell 'em, "I ain't second to none"
And I told about equality and it's true
Either you're wrong or you're right, hoo
But if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white
Gone wit' ya, babe
Hee-hee
I am tired of this devil
I am tired of this stuff
I am tired of this business
Go when the going gets rough
I ain't scared of your brother
I ain't scared of no sheets
I ain't scared of nobody
Go when the going gets mean
Protection for gangs, clubs, and nations
Causing grief in human relations
It's a turf war on a global scale
I'd rather hear both sides of the tale
See, it's not about races, just places, faces
Where your blood comes from, it's where your space is
I've seen the bright get duller
I'm not gonna spend my life being a color
Don't tell me you agree with me
When I saw you kicking dirt in my eye (hee-hee)
But if you're thinking about my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white
I said if you're thinking of being my baby
It don't matter if you're black or white
I said if you're thinking of being my brother
It don't matter if you're black or white
Alright, alright (ooh-ooh)
Alright (yeah, yeah, yeah), yeah, now
Alright, alright (ooh-ooh)
Shamone, don't (yeah, yeah, yeah)
Yeah, now, alright, ah
It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to beat, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's black, it's white (it's white), hoo!
It's black, it's white
It's tough for you to beat, yeah (yeah, yeah, yeah)
It's black, it's white, hoo!
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Key vocabulary
- it's
- it isA1
- late
- not on timeA1
- life
- time you liveA1
- listen
- hear carefullyA1
- mean
- signifyA1
- message
- a message sentA1
- nobody
- no personA1
- okay
- acceptableA1
- one
- a single numberA1
- part
- divide or separateA1
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About this song
Michael Jackson was an American singer known for his groundbreaking role in the development of pop music, alongside R&B and funk-pop. He rose from the Jackson 5 to a dominant solo career marked by albums Off the Wall and Thriller and by major singles including “Billie Jean” and “Beat It.”