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[Melvin]
Yes, my skin is black,
But that's no reason to hold me back.
[Eddie]
Why don't you think about it?
Think about it, think about it, think about it,
Think about it...
I have wants and desires,
Just like you.
So move on the side,
'Cause I'm comin' through, oh!
[Temptations]
No matter how hard you try,
You can't stop me now.
[Eddie and Temptations]

No matter how hard you try,
You can't stop me now, oooh...
[Melvin]
Yes, your skin is white...
Does that make you right?
[Eddie]
Why don't you think about it?
Think about it, think about it, think about it,
Think about it...
This is a message,
A message to y'all:
Together we stand,
Divided we fall, oh!
[Dennis]
Black is a color,
Just like white.
Tell me: how can a color determine whether
You're wrong or right?
We all have our faults...
Yes we do.
[Eddie]
So look in your mirror.
[Temptations]
Look in the mirror.
[Eddie]
What do you see?
[Temptations]
What do you see?
[Eddie]
Two eyes.
[Temptations]
Two eyes.
[Eddie]
A nose, and a mouth, just like me, oh!
[Eddie]
Your eyes are open,
But you refuse to see,
The laws of society
Were made for both you, and me.
Because of my color,
I struggle to be free.
Sticks and stones,
May break my bones,
But in the end,
You're gonna' see my friend, oh!
[Temptations]
No matter how hard you try,
You can't stop me now.
[Temptations]
Say it loud!
No matter how hard you try,
You can't stop me now.
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written by Whitfield, Norman J. / Strong, Barrett
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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The Whatnauts were an American soul group from Baltimore, Maryland founded in 1969, Gerard 'Chunky' Pinkney , Billy Herndon and Garrett Jones. The group had several hit singles in the early 1970s, including the socially conscious single "Message From A Black Man" in 1970 on A&I International, "Please Make The Love Go Away" also in 1970 but on Stang Records, and their biggest success "I’ll Erase Away Your Pain" in 1971. They performed with fellow Stang Records artists The Moments for the hit single "Girls" in 1974.

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