A Man Of This World-Corneille

[ti:A Man Of This World] [ar:Corneille] [al:The Birth Of Cornelius] [by:] [offset:0] [00:22.52]I was born black and free [00:25.21]I was born in the cold [00:27.83]Cold was home to me [00:30.89]Until I was told [00:33.52]I was really from the South [00:36.27]So I travelled closer to the sun [00:39.64]But you see [00:40.64]Flesh burning beat [00:42.21]Got me crossing the sea [00:44.33]Back to the cold again [00:47.64]So here I am [00:50.52]Here I am [00:51.64]I'm a stranger [00:53.89]Anywhere I run to [00:58.21]Yes I am [00:59.52]A stranger [01:00.02]And I just can't seem to [01:01.96]Find a race I could claim [01:04.96]The roots to my name [01:07.08]But who I am [01:08.95]Is a man of this world [01:14.64] [01:24.21]This is my second shot [01:26.83]Winter's smiling at me [01:30.64]I'm taking this shot [01:32.58]To be all I can be [01:35.08]So the next place I stop [01:36.33]Will be the land of the free [01:40.71]A place where a million of colors and dreams dwell [01:44.96]Sounds like a place to me [01:47.83]Where someone might understand [01:50.02]Just who I am who I am [01:53.08]I'm a stranger [01:55.33]Anywhere I run to [01:57.77]Yes I am [01:59.77]A stranger [02:00.40]And I just can't seem to [02:03.21]Find a race I could claim [02:06.33]The roots to my name [02:09.02]But who I am [02:10.60]Is a man of this world [02:12.79] [02:13.48]Now there's this fuss about color [02:18.47]And everybody needs to belong [02:23.04] [02:24.23]But take a minute to consider my perspective [02:28.54]You see black kicked me out once [02:31.73]And white took me in [02:34.41]But white looked at me once [02:36.85]And nearly spat at my skin [02:39.42]I'm so confused I'm so confused [02:44.10]About who I should hate [02:46.92]I figure I'll just love them all [02:49.42]I'm a stranger [02:53.98]Anywhere I run to [02:56.41]Yes I am [02:58.73]A stranger [02:59.48]And I just can't seem to [03:01.98]Find a race I could claim [03:05.04]The roots to my name [03:07.73]But who I am [03:10.54]Is a man of this world [03:12.66]I'm a stranger [03:13.60]Anywhere I run to [03:16.17]Yes I am [03:17.91]A stranger [03:19.04]And I just can't seem to [03:21.66]Find a race I could claim [03:24.87]The roots to my name [03:26.76]But who I am [03:28.76]Is a man of this world [03:30.82]I'm a stranger [03:33.20]Anywhere I run to [03:35.57]Yes I am [03:37.02]A stranger [03:38.57]And I just can't seem to [03:41.07]Find a race I could claim [03:44.02]The roots to my name [03:46.07]But who I am [03:48.33]Is a man of this world