As far as I recall Your footsteps are ringing down the hall The moment has come for you to shine Leave your war paint and your high heels behind You don't know now Might you be surprised By the dawning Of something, of something greater How I love your differences They're an obvious fact I love the way you dance The way you laugh I love you all the time I love you black As far as I recall Your footsteps ringing down the hall And your colour shining through my eyes The weather's pretty nice outside Now you got a little older Your mind is liberated from the past For some it ain't like that How I love your differences They're an obvious fact I love the way you dance The way you laugh I love you everywhere I love you black