Mavis Staples - "If All I Was Was Black" (2017)
18th February Music Video Of The Day
This one goes out to the memory of the Rev Jesse Jackson.
October 8, 1941 – February 17, 2026
RIP Jesse….you were a fighter…and a lover….
If all I was was black
Looking at you, you might look past
All the love I give (Got love to give)
I've got natural gifts (Got natural gifts)
Got a perspective (Got a perspective)
Might make your shift (The way you look at it)
I've got love
Got love
If all I did was cry
If all that feeling got left behind
I'd worry about you (What's in your mind)
I'd never live my life (Be wasting my time)
Oh, I won't be afraid (I won't be afraid)
If that's how you wanna stay (How you wanna stay)
I've got the love
Got love
If all I was was black
Don't you wanna know me more than that
All the love I give (Got love to give)
I've got natural gifts (Got natural gifts)
Got a perspective (Got a perspective)
Might make your shift (The way you look at it)
I've got love, love
I've got love
And it's time for more to love
Songwriters-Jeff Tweedy/Mavis Staples
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This one being emailed today….