Am I Black Enough for You?

Am I black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? We're gonna move on up One by one We ain't gonna stop Until the work is done Am I black enough? Black enough for you? Am I black? Black enough for you? We're gonna move on up Two by two And this whole world Is gonna be brand-new Am I black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? Get in line Start marching in time You better make up your mind We're gonna leave you behind We're gonna move on up Three by three We gotta get rid of poverty I got to stay black Black enough for you I got to stay black Black enough for you We're gonna move on up Four by four We ain't never gonna suffer no more I got to stay black Black enough for you I got to stay black Black enough for you Get in line Start marching on time You better make up your mind We're gonna leave you behind Oh, make up your mind Start marching on time Get in line You better make up your mind We're gonna get on up Five by five And this whole world Is gonna come alive Am I black? Black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? We're gonna move on up Six by six I gotta use my mind Instead of my fists Am I black? Black enough for you? Am I black? Black enough for you? We're gonna move on up Seven by seven We're God's children And we got to get to Heaven Am I black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? We're gonna move on up Eight by eight Without no witness We ain't too late Am I black? Black enough for you? Am I black? Black enough for you? Hmm, freedom, freedom It got to be spended I could take it, no If I could spend it one time Freedom, I had to let them lead 'em My kids could take it more if I could feed 'em We got to stay Black enough for you I gotta, gotta stay black Black enough for you Freedom I hope I know it all I could get more from looking at the choke by force Trying, trying, I'm trying my best not to Hate you, but you're taking the thing that's her in nature I'm not weak and I ain't too strong But I've been, I've been alone too long Got to, got to stay black-, black enough I gotta stay black enough for you I gotta stay black enough for you Am I black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? (Am I black enough for you?) Am I black enough for you? Am I black enough for you? (Am I black enough for you?) Gotta get on up Embark on (Am I black enough for you?) Two by two, and three by three (Am I black enough for you?) And four by four And I could do that before I can't take no more We're gonna get on up, five by five (am I black enough for you?) Six by six, and seven by seven (am I black enough for you?) And eight by eight, we gotta (am I black enough for you?) We gotta get up (am I black enough-)