Rhapsody in Black and White
I was talking to my one black friend
Realized she was gorgeous then
I thought we'd be a perfect couple
Too bad she's got a nice boyfriend
We lived in the same apartment complex
I kept meaning to tell her day after next
I am sure he's cool and probably no trouble
But i think i am better for you now watch me flex
Could you wrap your cocoa arms here
I can't keep on waiting
Am i gonna have to show you some tears
Pump up my heart to get respect
We moved apart as people often do
Off to the city when school was through
I thought i'd see her much more often
She's working as a lawyer up by nyu
Grew up thirty minutes from each other
In the southeast dirt and humid thunder
I always thought we were quite the same
Now she's tying the knot with a new white lover
Could you turn your midnight eyes here
I can't keep on waiting
Am i gonna have to show you some tears
Pump up my heart to get respect
Don't be hating
Hating on a boy thinks you're the best
Waiting on love just like the rest
Wonder if i'll go to the wedding
Destination in a summer setting
Will i speak or hold my peace
Forever is the wrong direction to be heading
Can i talk about our love in old age
Would we be widowed and out of place
Even if i'm in a rocking chair
I'll drop my cane at our first embrace