Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, sir   I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin   I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement   Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin   We've gotta come together   And thank the Maker of us all     We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place   We're colored people, and they call us the human race  We've got a history so full of mistakes   And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace     A piece of canvas is only the beginning for   It takes on character with every loving stroke   This thing of beauty is the passion of an   Artist's heart By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope    Ignorance has wronged some races   And vengeance is the Lord's  If we aspire to share this space   Repentance is the cure     We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place   We're colored people, and they call us the human race  We've got a history so full of mistakes   And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace     Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man   Should make it easy for you to see   That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones   As a part of our anatomy     We're colored people, and they call us the human race   We're colored people, and we all gotta share this space   We're colored people, and we live in a tainted world   We're colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl    these lyrics are submitted by FF5 Fan