Hey, I can't see why people look at me
And only see the color of my face, oh yeah
And then there's those that try to help, god knows
But have to always put me in my place

But I won't ask you to be color blind
'Cause if you pick the fruit, then girl, you're sure to find

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I could say it ain't so but darlin', what's the use?
The darker the chocolate, the richer the taste
And that's where it's at
Now baby, run and tell that

Run and tell that (ah sugar)
Run and tell that
Run and tell that

Hey yeah, I can't see why people disagree
Each time I tell them what I know is true, no no
And if you come and see the world I'm from
I bet your heart is gonna feel it too, Yeah
Now, I could lie but baby, let's be bold
Vanilla can be nice but if the truth be told

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I could say it ain't so but darlin', what's the use?
The darker the chocolate, the richer the taste
And that's where it's at
Oh, baby, baby, run and tell that (woo)

Run and tell that (oh sugar)
Go run and tell that
Run and tell that
Go on, and run and tell that
Run and tell that (hey, yeah, yeah)
Run and tell, go tell
Run and tell (get moving baby)
Run and tell that
Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Hey, woo, woo-ooh

(Come here girl)
(This is my sister, Li'l Inez)
(Oh, I know Tracy Turnblad, good for you, you got on the show
(Well, you better be next)
(You got that right)
(Oh, you know she is)
(You better show up, girl)

I'm tired of coverin' up all my pride
So give me five on the black-hand side
I got a new way of movin' and I got my own voice
So how can I help but to shout and rejoice

Oh, the people 'round here can barely pay their rent
They're tryin' to make dollar out a fifteen cent
But we got a spirit money just cant buy
It's deep as a river and soars to the sky, to the sky

Hey, I can't see the reason it cant be
The kinda world where we all get our chance, ah yeah
The time is now, so we can show them how
Just turn the music up and let's all dance, yeah

'Cause all things are equal when it comes to love
Well, that ain't quite true 'cause when push comes to shove

The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice
I could say it ain't so but darlin', what's the use?
The darker the chocolate, the richer the taste
Now that's where it's at
Now baby, baby, baby run and tell that (that's where it's at you better)

Run and tell that
Run and tell that
Run and tell that (ah baby)
Go run and tell that
(Go) run and tell that
Run and tell that
That, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah hey, woo

Copyright: Universal Music Publishing Group
Writer(s): Marc Shaiman, Scott Michael Wittman