The Spoken Truth

Lyrics

[Intro: A-F-R-O & Billy Paul] The time has come, for bad things to end The time has come, for life to begin (yess) The time has come, for the war of the-- [Verse] A coloured youngster, surrounded by hateful boundaries I'm grateful for the doubt in me, I find myself drowning Pouring the tears, and enforcing the fear The remorse is clear, I wish I can start over I've done the wrongs, running with songs, something to cause I've done it all, I'm soft, I've damaged many people's hearts I don't belong in this world, this dimension I'm out of place, and I'm wishing to be erased I'm tired of heartbreak, heartache, I've caused anger I'm off lane, my soft brain resolves pain Unknown to many, mind blown from many I've shown my tendency to attempt the love again It's so easy, fallin' in love and yet my - Stomach queasy, now I'm callin' it tough - I failed At life many times with many tries And then I cry I realize, she don't feel the same I aim to be the man without luck and poor knowledge Sure silent 'cause the heartbreak seals my lips When I meet another girl that looks absolutely pretty My teeth grit, and each thought runnin' through my mind split I abide by my own life rules: Succeed, love, conceive, get married, proceed to have a family And teach your children the lessons of adolescence Confess your wrongs and tell them to learn better from them Make the right choice, find the right woman Make a family so I can be a grandparent With your mother, in all fairness, I'm aware of this I'm a youngster lookin' for love and fair-ship