Story Behind The Song
Part of a song cycle from my CD 40 Years Later that explores how issues from the Sixties are playing out in Baby Boomers' lives today.
Song Description
A rock/funk tune about the trials and tribulations of an interracial couple, even in this day and age.
| Song Length |
4:40 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, R & B - General |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Outraged, Infuriated |
Subject |
Race/Ethnicity |
| Language |
English |
| |
Lyrics
STILL LOOKIN' OVER MY SHOULDER
Words & Music
Tom Griffith
When I walk down the street and I hold your hand
I know some people don't like it I can feel 'em stare
Well you'd think by now they would understand
I know it shouldn't let it get to me, but I still care
They act like it's a crime
Findin' love across the color line
After all this time
I'm still lookin' over my shoulder
You say it's not as bad as it used to be
You say maybe the world's really changin' - will I don't know
When I think of the things that been done to me
I can't say it's all that much different ffrom years ago
There's still things I can't do
Places I'll never go to
Cause I'm not like you
I'm still lookin' over my shoulder
I don't need a lawyer
I don't need a cop
I just want somebody
Somebody who can tell me when it's gonna stop
Cause I'm still lookin' over my shoulder
Yes I'm still lookin' over my shoulder
Ain't nobody got the right
To tell me how to live my life
But I pay a price
I'm still lookin' over my shoulder
© 2001 Two Wings Music/ASCAP