"Passing Complexion" lyrics
(originally by Big Black)
She was his
She would take his children
Black and white
Like to her own breast
There were times
When he could mix
With ordinary
White company
But if the subject ever came up
No one would notice
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He'd been white, he'd been black
If they asked him, "He liked white better"
She would take his children
Black and white
Like to her own breast
There were times
When he could mix
With ordinary
White company
But if the subject ever came up
No one would notice
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He had what they call "Passing Complexion"
He'd been white, he'd been black
If they asked him, "He liked white better"
Writer(s): Steven Frank Albini, Dave Riley, Santiago A Durango
