Black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black, black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black, black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black, black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black, black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Black is the color of kings and queens, black skin so pure, it drips melanates of gold Seemingly everybody loves the color of the people of the sky Shade for dogs, sun don't burn it, but it shines so bright Mother nature is jealous of your dark skin shade Black, black, black child Black is gold, black is strong, dark and cold like the sun on your tongue Black is beautiful, black is dim, black is beautiful Black is gold, black is strong and bold, black is cold like the sun on your tongue Black is dim, black is beautiful, black is my shade, black, black child Let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black, black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black, black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night How you did it when they tried to do your light Let your darkness brighten up the sky at night How you did it when they tried to do your light Let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black, black child, let your darkness brighten up the sky at night Makes them wonder, how you did it when they tried to do your light Black child How you did it How you did it