Lord tell me why a white man ain`t
worth nothing in this world no more
Lord tell me how you `spect me
to stand up tall and proud
I did just what you told
I done everything you said
But the way I`m doing lately
I could have stood in bed
So Lord tell me why a white man
ain`t worth nothing in this world no more
Lord tell me when a white man`s
gonna be all right again
Please fix it Lord they took back
everything we been working for
When the riots tore our city
I stood watch outside our home
My kids crying daddy why
can`t they leave us alone
Split level in Valencia where the cops reside
We had to walk away and leave
old memories inside
Lord tell me why a white man
ain`t worth nothing in this world no more
You can walk across the silvery moon
and get back home all right
But it ain`t safe to walk the streets
of your home town at night
I`m a Lord man from the Lord land
But a Lord man ain `t worth nothing
in this world no more