A Man of this world – Corneille

I was born black and free
I was born in the cold
Cold was home to me
Until I was told I was really from the south
So I travelled closer to the sun
But you see, flesh burning heat
Got me crossing the sea
Back to the cold again
So here I am, here I am

I´ m a stranger anywhere I run to yes I am
A stranger and I just can´ t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name but who I am
Is a man of this world

This is my second shot
Winter smiling at me
I´ m taking this shot to be all I can be
So the next place I stop
Will be the land of the free
A place where a million of colors and dreams dwell
Sound like a place to me, where someone might understand
Just who I am, who I am

I´ m a stranger anywhere I run to yes I am
A stranger and I just can´ t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name but who I am
Is a man of this World

Now there´ s this fuss about colour
And every body needs to belong
But take a minute to consider my perspective
You see, black kicked me out once
And white took me in but white looked at me once
And nearly spat at my skin
I´ m so confused, I´ m so confused about who I should hate
I figure I’ll just love them all


I´ m a stranger anywhere I run to yes I am
A stranger and I just can´ t seem to
Find a race I could claim
The roots to my name but who I am
Is a man of this world

(See I` m a stranger)
A stranger
(Anywhere I run to)
Is a man of this world

Thanks to (Bo) for correcting these lyrics. Jan 14, 2008