Blackskin Mile lyrics - Cee Lo Green

 (from "The Harder They Fall" soundtrack)

Well, I lost my shadow in violent sin

Never knew the search would be within

Drew a picture of my only desire

Take me back to Blackskin Mile

I thought my karma would be my fate

Never saw the sun until it was too late

And oh, drew my loneliness, chasing every last high

Take me back to Blackskin Mile

I never met a madman's soul

That I didn't see reflections of that which I own

But I know there's something better outside

So, won't you take me back to Blackskin Mile

I walk a valley of a thousand streams

In retrieval of my self-esteem

I see a world in you where I may dream high

Take me back to Blackskin Mile

I have fallen, but I kept my soul

Though I felt darkness in the light, I never let go

That last solitary seconds of my life, won't you

Take me back to Blackskin Mile

And with our resolutions high

And with our pretty words in lies

Survival comes with sacrifice

I run toward the burning to feel alive

Ooh, found my shadow in a violent sky

And in my bleeding she'd watch me cry, lawd

Tears of happiness, my only one desire

Take me back to Blackskin Mile

I said, take me Black to Blackskin Mile

One more time, take me back to Blackskin Mile

Oh yes, take me Black to Blackskin Mile