Black Mans Word - Alton Ellis

When the black man’s word was spoken, yeah

And the white man thought it was a token, oh yeah

We have suffered our whole lives due

Doing things that you’re not supposed to do, yeah

We were beaten 'til our backs were black and blue

I, I was born a loser

I, I was born a loser

Because I’m a black man

I was living in my own land

I was moved because of white man’s plain

I am living in a different land

We don’t want no war, or fuss, oh no

All we need is faith and some trust, whoo

We were beaten our whole lives due

Doing things that you’re not supposed to do, yeah

We were beaten 'til our backs were black and blue

I, I was born a loser

I, I was born a loser

Because I’m a black man

I was moved from my own land

Just because of all those white man’s plain

I am living in a white man’s land