I walk the streets at night
And stumbled 'cross two friends of mine
I see their faces stained by in the coffee grinds
Black liiiiiifeeee
Cant i now defy you
In this black life
Black knife stabs me in the back
I reaaalizeeee


I sense their coming to me everyday most all the time
I feel the predator he knows my name by now allright
God knows i've taken all that i can stomach up to now

But from the corner of my eye i dreeam about
I want a blueeeee liiiiiiife
Basking in the light
I want a blue skyyyyyyyy
Oh not a cloud in sight
Want a bluuee liiiiiiife
No need for me to hide
From this black liiiiiiiiight
Do you hear me noooooow


(gotta turn around)


I still i stand here unemployed and overqualified
Keeper of the king the strychnine in the troughs tonight
Black life
Cant i now defy yooou in this black life
Black knife stabs me in the back
I reaaalizeee


I sense their coming to me everyday most all the time
I feel the predator he knows my name by now allright
God knows i've taken all tat i can stomach up to now
But from the corner of my eye
I dreeam about
I want a blueeeee lifeeeee
Basking in the light
I want a bluuue skyyyyyyyy
Oh not a cloud in sight
Want a bluuee liiiiiiife
No need for me to hide
From this black liiiiiiiiiiiight
Do you hear me nooow


I want a blueeeee liiiiiiiiiiiife
Basking in the light
I want a blue skyyyyyyyyyyy
Ooooh not a cloud in sight
Want a bluuee life
From this black liiiiiiiiiiiife
Do you hear me nooooow


I feel a bueeelue lifeeee
Bluee liiiiife
I want a bluuuue lifeee
Blue life
I want a bluuuuue liiiifee