[Verse 1] I'm not sure anymore Just how it happened before The places that I knew Were sunny and blue I can feel it deep inside This black nigger's pride I have no fear when I say And I say it every day:
[Refrain] Every nigger is a star Every nigger is a star Who will deny that you and I and every nigger is a star?
[Verse 2] I have walked the streets alone Twenty years I've been on my own To be hated and despised (Poor nigger) No one to sympathize (Poor nigger) But there's one great thing I know You can say, "I told you so" They've got a right place in the sun Where there's love for everyone, and
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[Post-Refrain] (Bright shining star) Every nigger's a star (Bright shining star) Every nigger's a star (Bright shining star) Every nigger's a star Every nigger's a star (Yeah, yeah, yeah!)
[Bridge] They've got a right place in the sun Where there's love for everyone, and
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[Outro] x3 (Bright shining star) Every nigger's a star (Bright shining star) Yes, every nigger is a star