| Who's this face in the mirror that I see | |
| Sometimes confused by the double standards of society | |
| And maybe I'm wrong about the way I feel | |
| But then will somebody tell me what is really real | |
| Now I respect myself | |
| I respect you too, but in the end it's got to be | |
| Do unto me as I do to you | |
| Now I try to tell you it's time | |
| Separate our wants from our desire | |
| Separate the truth from the lie | |
| to live like people so inspired. | |
| Peaceful world just out to see, | |
| basic respect, humanity, | |
| And it one time seemed to be. We can live together peacefully. | |
| If we have truth we can survive | |
| And for that our forefathers have died | |
| It should be immoral or a sin | |
| If it is according to the skin I'm in | |
| Skin I'm in | |
| tell me how many times, how many times can i | |
| Adjust my attitude to reach & touch the sky | |
| Basic love is the creed by which I live | |
| But then sometimes I wonder just how much a man can give | |
| Gross injustices surround me from the highest levels of power | |
| and you say these are the people I depend on for my survival | |
| is it for real or am I seeing shadows in the dark | |
| I'll let you tell me, can u tell me brother | |
| tell me now | |
| Peaceful world just out to see, | |
| basic respect humanity | |
| I'm just trying to be realistic without becoming pessimistic | |
| If we have hope we can survive | |
| A damn good reason to stay alive | |
| Is it immoral or a sin | |
| It seems to be according to the skin I'm in | |
| Skin I'm in | |
| Peaceful world just out to see, | |
| basic respect humanity | |
| I'm just trying to be for real in a world with less appeal | |
| I'm so frustrated and flustered at what has been reduced to justice. | |
| It is immoral or a sin | |
| If it is according to the skin I'm in | |
| Skin I'm in | |
| One world, One Love, One people. |