Lyrics Skin - Dan Penn

Ah, skin
You ever thought about skin?
The whole concept of humanity is smoky
It's kinda shaky

No one seem to know which bandwagon to hop on
And the politics and hypocrites
Well, they're all sympathetic with bandwagon wheels
Some wheels with guts and do right principles stand up until they're shot down
Lord, we had some good 'uns shot down lately

There are some wheels barely tied together
With guns, fools with guns ready to kill and be killed
People sure are proud of their skin
It's just skin
Black and white skin

It's dark in the east, and it's dark in the west
The north and the south have had one contest
Umm, just the thought of a hassle gets under my skin

Still, life evolves
And the pity that is needed resolves
To unconcern
Hungry kids are walkin' the streets with empty stomachs
Where did all of our children go?
And 'em fat scarlet mothers smell sweet with desertion

Books are being written about men
About black and white
Up and down men
But mostly about you and me, man

We're all pigs
Black pigs, white pigs
Just can't groove in the same mudhole it seems like
And the cause of it all is skin
One shone human skin

Think about it, it's just skin