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Society's Child Lyrics: Come to my door, baby, face is clean and shining black as night / My mother went to answer, you know that you looked so fine / Now I could understand your...
Jan 5, 2010 · Artist: Janis Ian Album: Society's Child (1967) Lyrics: Come to my door, baby, Face is clean and shining black as night. My mother went to answer you know That you looked...
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The lyrics of the song center on the feelings of a young girl who witnesses the humiliation that her African American boyfriend receives from the girl's mother and the taunts that she herself endures not only from classmates but also from educators whose hypocrisy leads them to "laugh their smirking stares" while acting as "preachers of equality...
Janis Ian Lyrics. "Society's Child". Come to my door, baby. Face is clean and shining black as night. My mama went to answer. You know that you looked so fine. Now I could understand the tears and the shame. She called you "Boy", instead of your name. When she wouldn't let you inside.
Janis Ian sings 'Society's Child' from her 1966 Verve Forecast album 'Janis Ian'. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about the song. [Vinyl/L...
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Cause baby, I'm only society's child. When we're older, things may change. But for now this is the way they must remain. I can't see you any more, baby. No, I don't want to see you any more.
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Society's Child Lyrics by Janis Ian- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: COME TO MY DOOR, BABY FACE IS CLEAN AND SHINING BLACK AS NIGHT MY MOTHER WENT TO ANSWER YOUR NOTE AND YOU LOOKED SO FIN…