Black Light

Hopped in my car

Went down to Birmingham, Alabama

(There I) went to the museum of civil rights

And got a lesson in suffering

(There I) saw the likes of Rosa Parks,

Medgar Evans, Dr. Martin Luther King

And I got all emotional singin' "we shall overcome",

"Let freedom ring"



I'm looking for a boy looking for a girl

Who's got a dream inside to change the world

Give me a lady

Come on give me a man

Who's strong enough to take a stand

(and be a)



(Chorus)

Black light, a candle in the darkness

Black light courageous and strong

'Til there is no more bigotry and madness

All it takes is a spark, and the fire will burn on and on



I stood on my front porch with all the lights out

Guess what I was seeing

There was a myriad of diamonds flung out across a velvet sky

And it served to remind me of the perseverance of those before me

'Cause the darker the night the brighter the starlights are gonna shine



I'm looking for a boy looking for a girl

Who's got a dream inside to change the world

Give me a lady

Come on give me a man

Who's strong enough to take a stand

(and be a)



(Chorus)