Blacker The Berry Lyrics - Light Poles And Pine Trees - Field Mob

It's ya boy Chevy P, babe 

Listen 

I remember as a kid back, in the days 

I got picked on, kicked at, shit on, spit at 

Get gone, get back, gone smoke, get away 

Havin' a dark pigmentation was hard then to make friends 

Felt like God didn't take his time with me 

He musta made me late night, tired and sleepy 

'Cause life wasn't easy, they dogged me 

Said that I was so dark the bet, I could sweat coffee 

And peepee sweet tea and spit oil 

Say when ashy I lotion down in Armor All 

Made me feel like a loser really lame 

Because of my complexion, nobody would include me in games 

Not even tag, never "It", nobody would touch me 

Nope no girlfriends 'cause shawties thought I was ugly 

Through all the jokes and laughs pokes and stabs blows and jabs 

Hopin' sad, mopin' mad before the scabs nobody told me that 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the blacker the berry, the blacker the berry 

The blacker, the blacker, the blacker, the blacker 

I ain't have Marvin Gaye to sing to me 

And make me feel like black was the thing to be 

Until Big Daddy Kane, I was so glad he came 

Made me feel good about bein' black again 'cause 

We was at the bottom of the market 

Al B. made sure it was a problem to be dark skinned 

Until Wesley sniped him 

In with the darkies, out with the light skinned 

Now we got Tyrese Taye and Tyson 

Mekhi Phife in every movie ya likin' 

Blade he remind me of a modern day Panther 

While Batman hides behind a mask like a Klansman 

We have to achieve, 'Caine's killin' us 

Like it killed the second son of Adam and Eve 

Ya palm is white and spreaded fist still black and tightly now 

Slappin' five was cool but rather ya ball ya fist and give me pound 'cause 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the blacker the berry, the blacker the berry 

The blacker, the blacker, the blacker, the blacker 

Tiger Woods say he ain't black, whatever 

They say Michael Jackson ain't white, whatever 

And Venus and Serena done beat mo' white girls 

Than O.J. and Rick James put together 

Now Michael Vick's the new black hero 

Bet John Madden ain't see it comin', saw a quarterback as a negro 

Jordan he can't hide it he look like an African Tribal leader 

If you can lighten him then you can brighten me up 

Now don't get me wrong and think I'm prejudiced 

Listenin' to this song, I'm not racist 

As a matter of fact, shout out to Jamie Lori and Chad 

My white friends from Lee County to Bladecliff 

Just bein' dark is it what's like bein' white in the audience 

At a black comedy show I 

Was guaranteed to get cracked on and joked out 

Now this ugly duckling is a swan, I know now 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots 

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice 

I say, the blacker the berry, the blacker the berry 

The blacker, the blacker, the blacker, the blacker 

It's the F.B.I.