Martin Luther King, he had a vision (And that's a fact) He died so we could see, that was his mission (So don't look back) There is no division, don't you understand The future looks as though it has come around And maybe we have finally found our common ground We're the children of our father If you're looking back don't bother We're black and white America In 1963 my father married (A black woman) And when they walked the streets, they were in danger (Look what you've done) But they just kept on walking forward hand in hand The future looks as though it has come around And maybe we have finally found our common ground We're the children of our father If you're looking back don't bother We're black and white America The future looks as though it has come around And maybe we have finally found our common ground We're the children of our father If you're looking back don't bother We're black and white America We've waited so long We've waited so long Black and white America There is no division, don't you understand The future looks as though it has come around And maybe we have finally found our common ground We're the children of our father If you're looking back don't bother We're black and white America The future looks as though it has come around And maybe we have finally found our common ground We're the children of our father If you're looking back don't bother We're black and white America The future looks as though it has come around And maybe we have finally found our common ground We're the children of our father If you're looking back don't bother We're black and white America Oh, yeah Black and white America Gonna keep on moving forward Oh blow it out